Despite crushing pressure, total darkness and near-freezing temperatures, researchers found an underwater world teeming with ...

Research shows microplastics are flooding the oceans, lessening their ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process critical to ...

Some lakes turn pink, but only one welcomes swimmers. Lake Retba in Senegal is naturally rosy, extremely salty, and safe to enter, thanks to algae, salt, and science.

Killing the protected animals may be the only way to stop them from eating too many of the Pacific Northwest’s endangered ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms ...

Globally, toxic algal blooms are becoming more frequent and severe, fueled by a warming climate and nutrient runoff. While ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified the genes that allow an organism to switch between living as single ...

“In a way, the ocean has been our greatest champion in the fight against climate change,” Glaubke said. “But without a ...

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