An exploratory expedition describes two deep-sea, low-oxygen ecosystems in the Red Sea, including some surprising fish. The ...

Falmouth-based Lowell Instruments is partnering with the state, researchers and fishermen to better understand the ocean's ...

Bigelow Laboratory scientists have advanced an exciting method for linking the activity of individual microbes to their ...

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

U.S. scientists are investigating whether expanding oceanic dead zones areas with dangerously low oxygen levels are behind ...

It's the size of Florida. Dead zones are areas of the ocean with low oxygen that can no longer support marine life. It's caused by warming oceans and agricultural runoff. "The ocean is suffocating ...

Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...

The Chesapeake Bay area could have up to a third of the year under marine heat wave conditions by the end of the century, ...

A group of scientists from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how special bacteria in the ocean break down ...