A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

This is an ocean planet. And every company—whether it realizes it or not—depends on the biodiversity, food systems, and ...

NOAA scientists have forecast that the annual “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, currently referred to as the Gulf of America ...

We're losing our fight to control climate change, which has led a lot of scientists to look for new ways to combat the ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that ...

Most coral reefs do not thrive in nutrient-poor “marine deserts” as once believed, but instead flourish in nutrient-rich ...

A breakthrough study has uncovered that the Southern Ocean's power to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere fluctuates dramatically depending on winter sea ice. When sea ice lingers longer into ...

Scientists have unveiled three previously unknown species of deep-sea sea spiders that use an unusual source of nutrition: ...

Forest fires release iron-rich particles that reach the ocean, stimulate phytoplankton growth, and shape global carbon cycles.

The Eastern Pacific Ocean spans the west coast of the Americas, crossing 13 countries from Canada to Chile. WWF focuses our ...

If you have ever heard someone talk about a “dead zone” in the Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), you might wonder what that means. According to NOAA, ...

Many ocean carbon removal methods, like fertilization or biomass sinking, reduce oxygen levels and cause harm to marine ecosystems.