Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

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 ...

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

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt's monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material ...

Wu Fuyuan, an academician of the CAS and a corresponding author of the study, said the moon displays an asymmetry between its ...

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

Geologists discover that a huge prehistoric tsunami carried amber from coastal forests to deep waters in Japan 115 million ...

Naegleria fowleri, the brain-eating amoeba, poses a rare but deadly threat in warm, untreated freshwater during summer.

Sponge-like material filled with air pockets can transform saltwater into freshwater using the sun, supporting sustainable ...

Algal blooms have many causes, but it's commonly chemicals in industrial fertilizers that end up in rivers and oceans in a ...