Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

What is the High Seas Treaty? The agreement ratified by 83 countries - The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect ...

More than a fifth of the global ocean has gradually lost underwater light. But short, intense “marine darkwaves” can be just ...

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Brine pools, extremely salty, oxygen-free underwater lakes, are lethal to most marine life but teem with resilient microbes.

A deep-sea catshark (Scyliorhinus haeckelii) documented at 198 meters on the outer edge of the continental shelf, near the ...

Scientists have identified a newly recognized threat lurking beneath the ocean’s surface: sudden episodes of underwater ...

For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ...

Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries ...

The Santa Barbara Sea Center was the place to be this past weekend with a free event celebrating marine life. Each year for ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.