From coral reefs and kelp forests to the open ocean and deep-sea zones, nutrients that support phytoplankton growth and ...

An unhealthy sea butterfly, or pteropod, showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged, dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions ...

The oceans are losing their light – and with it, possibly their life. A new study reveals more than 20% of the Earth's oceans, an area larger than Asia, has darkened over the last two decades. These ...

Ancient fossils show how much warming tropical oceans can handle before plankton collapse, offering clues about future ...

As wildlife tourism grows, scientists are asking a bigger question: can we bring people closer to nature without reshaping the ecosystems they came to see?

Somewhere in the North Atlantic, more than a kilometer beneath its surface, a cold-water coral reef stretches across an ...

Current interest in marine protected areas (MPAs) reflects dissatisfaction with conventional approaches to the conservation of marine ecosystems, especially fishery management, which often have failed ...

A marine conservation trip in Belize helps protect the reefs by supporting coral restoration, monitoring marine life, ...