When a marine heat wave strikes, scientists often turn to satellites to see how the ocean is responding. From space, changes ...

[AAAS] Ancient sea-level changes provide new evidence that during the Jurassic and Cretaceous, Earth underwent episodes of rapid “true polar wander” (TPW). “These findings refute the view of TPW as ...

Their dense, hypersaline waters can be nearly devoid of oxygen and loaded with chemicals that are toxic to most organisms, creating harsh conditions where only highly specialized microbes can thrive.

The oceans are filled with all sorts of wonders and horrors alike. And don’t worry, scientists are still discovering new species of life that fit into the latter camp. Researchers at the University of ...

A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle laying eggs on the U.S. West Coast. And three days later, there were more. An olive ...

Somewhere on the pitch-black floor of the Pacific Ocean, 2,500 meters below the surface, towering chimneys belch superheated water dark as ink into the freezing abyss. Tube worms the length of a grown ...

As anyone who’s stayed up well past their bedtime knows, catching a taxi or Uber home can be a godsend, and now recent research shows that even some deep sea animals appreciate the value of bumming a ...

Marine invasive alien species (IAS) play a transformative role in ecosystems, driving ecological changes and affecting ecosystem services (ES) and socio-economic systems. Each IAS uniquely influences ...