A combination of sewage overflows and coastal winds could be sending billions of airborne microplastic particles into the ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

A new model accounting for the role of bubbles in air-sea gas exchanges suggests that ocean carbon uptake is more variable ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

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 blooms showed up locally in recent weeks. Microscopic algae blooms have turned the ocean off Ventura into a sort of brown soup in recent weeks but may not stick around much longer.