Phytoplankton—microscopic algae that form the base of ocean food webs—have long been viewed as transient players in the ...

They may be small in stature, but sea otters are a keystone species. Without them, the marine environment beneath the waves ...

Greenland’s melting glaciers feed ocean life, sparking blooms that could reshape ecosystems and the planet’s carbon balance.

The murky world at the bottom of the oceans is now a little clearer, thanks to a new study that tracks the evolution of marine sediment layers across hundreds of millions of years. It is a story of ...

The murky world at the bottom of the oceans is now a little clearer, thanks to a new study that tracks the evolution of ...

The multi-year heat wave nicknamed ‘The Blob’ impacted thousands of kilometres of marine ecosystems from Alaska to Baja California.

An intense marine heatwave caused ecosystem chaos, species migrations, and major fishery losses, hinting at climate change’s oceanic toll. Credit: Shutterstock A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to ...

A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning circulation—play a pivotal role in shaping the diversity and function of microbial life ...

See how 230 new giant viruses impact marine ecology and global carbon cycling, revealing their crucial role in ocean health and energy flow.

The previously undiscovered sea fan reef is teeming with life. Image Credit: ©Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios In an extraordinary moment of chance during the production of Ocean with David ...