Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...

Measuring shells and skeletons encased in thousands of limestone samples has revealed that the sheer amount of living stuff ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), published in The ISME Journal, sheds light on how a species of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in almost all marine habitats ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

United States With a projected value of USD 676.9 million by 2035, the U.S. dominates the marine enzymes market. Its ...

which photosynthesize CO2 through tiny organisms called diatoms. Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz have ...

Scientists at the University of Duluth's Large Lakes Observatory have discovered a new microorganism in an unexpected ...

The being in question is a microbe called Sukunaarchaeum mirabile. Preliminary research says it stretches the definition of ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

Reduced oxygen levels in the ocean can be detrimental to fish and other marine organisms if they persist for an extended period.