Today’s largest open ocean dead zone, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, emerged eight million years ago as a result of increasing nutrient content in the ocean, an international team of scientists ...

Just 6 kilometers (about 4 miles) of briny water separate the ocean's surface ... far from easy in the hadal zone. Temperatures are close to freezing, the water pressure is immense, and there's very ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

“It's critical that we measure this region's hypoxia as an indicator of ocean health ... the Mississippi River Nutrient Task Force, according to NOAA. Gulf Coast dead zones come and go yearly ...

When whales migrate from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding waters, they carry tons of nutrients in their urine.

Nutrient availability, particularly nitrogen, influenced this response. Results indicate that ocean acidification could ... and the North Pacific Transition Zone. Each experiment used microcosms ...

Whale urine helps move nutrients thousands of miles across the ocean in a “conveyer belt,” according to a new study. Photo from Venti Views, UnSplash It turns out, whale pee is nothing to pooh ...

The marine giants’ urine serves a vital role in ecosystems by moving tons of nutrients across vast ocean distances, according to new research. Specifically, urine from baleen whales — as well ...