The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and ...

A new study challenges a common assumption that deeper marine ecosystems act as refuges which could reseed damaged shallower ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ecosystems ...

Plastic waste releases a chemical that can confuse ocean animals, change hunting behavior, and disrupt marine food chains.

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 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for repeated prehistoric occupation in the remote island cluster of Kitsissut, north of Greenland, indicating the first people in the High Arctic were skilled ...

The Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled that coastal marine ecosystems have legal rights that must be protected, potentially requiring stricter limits on human activities like industrial fishing.

The Triassic period represents a pivotal chapter in Earth’s history, marking not only the recovery from the Permo‐Triassic mass extinction but also a remarkable burst in marine reptile diversity.

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The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of Southern California. Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

Everyone around St. Paul knows Zinaida Melovidov as Grandma Zee. She grew up working in the community’s blubbering shop, back when the local economy revolved around the commercial fur seal harvest.