The boundary between the ocean and the atmosphere, where the air and sea interact, is known as the sea surface microlayer.

The article examines the origins of ocean salinity through processes like weathering, erosion, volcanic activity, and ...

The cold Atlantic waters off the coast of Maine offer some unique and thrilling dive sites. Saco Bay and Biddeford Pool are ...

Plans to open a vast area of the Arctic seabed to mining will cause “irreversible harm” to unique and vulnerable wildlife and ...

In Puerto Rico and other hard-hit places, marine researchers are trying to restore reefs and make corals more resilient — with some recent success.

Sea otters may be one of the ocean’s cutest critters, but they also play an important role in maintaining the health of ...

The Texas State Aquarium and Harte Research Institute partnered to bring 300 endangered coral fragments to Corpus Christi on ...

Fiji’s sea surface temperatures hit their highest in 650 years, threatening marine biodiversity and coral ecosystems.

UK-based startup DEEP is developing subsea habitats that it says will enable humans to live and work in the ocean.

Beth Orcutt wants to learn more about life at the bottom of the ocean, to inform decision-making on deep sea mining.

A study evaluating 21,000 marine animals suggests the threat to ocean ecosystems is more widespread than scientists thought.

Sitting in darkness, deep below the sunlit surface, an iridescent nightmare awaits its prey. With precision and speed, it ...