How do we determine how healthy our food is? We know now that our nutrition shouldn't just be measured in calories, or even ...

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

What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...

A striking seasonal phenomenon is unfolding off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, as cold, nutrient-rich waters rise to the ...

Nutrient inputs may have decreased, yet oxygen depletion stays at about the same level. This is partly determined by the geographic specificities of the Baltic Sea, including the very slow turnover of ...

A new satellite-based product can now map the ocean carbon sink at unprecedented resolution.Although the oceanic sink for the ...

Researchers found that reef passes provide circulation to corals by allowing saltwater and maintain their health by transporting nutrients.

Volcanic islands, such as the islands of Hawaii and the Caribbean, are surrounded by coral reefs that encircle an island in a ...

Reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species and buffer shorelines ...

By Ramesh Srivatsava ARUNACHALAM[1]The Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), scheduled for June 9-13, 2025, in Nice, France, represents an unprecedented opportunity for global marine conservation as ...

Dead zones are areas of low dissolved-oxygen concentrations caused by climate change that play a major role in the ocean ecosystem and global climate balance because they are a source of greenhouse ...

The SWOT satellite doesn’t just map where the water is. It also measures the height of ocean surfaces. From that data, scientists can estimate wave slopes and pressure levels, which reveal how strong ...