The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight ...

They can lock up an average of 86 metric tonnes of carbon per hectare – equivalent to the annual emissions from 22 cars. Read ...

Global research shows how plankton adapt their cell membranes to survive changing ocean light, nutrients, and temperature.

The whole thing is wild,” said marine biologist Cherisse Du Preez, describing a phenomenon that has rewritten assumptions of where life can exist. During summer 2023, Du Preez and her crew, on board a ...

Lake Tahoe is experiencing large-scale shifts in ultraviolet radiation as climate change intensifies wet and dry extremes in ...

In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...

Over 20% of the global ocean has darkened in the past two decades, shrinking critical light zones that support marine life.

The pressure is on to secure international support to curb destructive industrial fishing including along a vast ...

Photosynthesis, the natural process of converting sunlight energy into chemical energy and generating molecular oxygen, is a ...

( NewsNation) — More than 20% of the Earth’s oceans have darkened over the last 20 years, potentially leaving some marine ...

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study.

Close to the summit of an underwater mountain west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a jagged landscape of towers rises from the ...