In a leap toward sustainable desalination, researchers have created a solar-powered sponge-like aerogel that turns seawater into drinkable water using just sunlight and a plastic cover. Unlike ...

Salt water actually changes the properties of human skin in ways that explain why your face feels like leather after a day at ...

A new handheld microscope lets scientists monitor coral health in real time, underwater, without harming reefs.

Exposure to microplastic pollution might raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, according to a new study.

Blooms of coccolithophores can also be beneficial for the local environment. For example, their calcium carbonate scales can ...

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2003 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

In landlocked Arizona, where the Colorado River crisis has put water use under a microscope, a new inland desert fish farm is growing barramundi — a tropical species native to Australia.

A chemical commonly found in sunscreen could be making plastic in oceans even harder to break down, according to University ...

NASA Ames research scientist Kristina Pistone monitors instrument data while onboard the Twin Otter aircraft, flying over ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...