To create accurate climate models, scientists need to understand how long conditions persist in the ocean. A new study led by scientists from the University of Liverpool analyzed the “memory” of the ...

The atmosphere is an important transport medium that carries microplastics to even the most remote parts of the world. These ...

By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A ...

It's the first time the ocean has been factored into the cost of carbon. Scientists have factored damage to the ocean into the social cost of carbon for the first time -- finding it nearly doubles the ...

Life in the ocean runs on light. It fuels photosynthesis, shapes food webs and determines where many marine species can live.

Increasing acidity in the world’s oceans is changing the structure of sharks’ teeth and making them weaker, according to a ...

A long-running study recording changes to the marine environment near Bermuda has had its funding renewed until August 2028. The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences’ Currents newsletter said the US ...

A new study has revealed significant acceleration in the upper-ocean circulation of the equatorial Pacific over the past 30 years. This acceleration is primarily driven by intensified atmospheric ...

Beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf is a hidden ocean – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea.

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.Related video above: Check out this amazing video of a kayaker paddling ...