The cloudy, sediment-laden meltwater from glaciers is a key source of nutrients for ocean life, but a new study suggests that ...

More than a dozen of the world’s leading ocean science, philanthropic, and stakeholder organizations—led by the Woods Hole ...

A new study by scientists investigating the impact of 2023’s record-breaking marine heatwave on Florida’s coral reef has ...

As Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The ...

Glaciers are not just frozen water reserves; they are lifelines for marine and river ecosystems. As they vanish, they may ...

A single industrial trial in the Pacific left scars that remain sharply defined today, offering a rare long view of how the ...

Deep sea mining has disastrous consequences for marine life, many of which are still unknown to oceanographers.

Looking to help attract and retain the next generation of marine scientists, UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla partnered with the nonprofit Black in Marine Science to ...

Kelp, that can’t be good. A rare, massive fish known as the harbinger of doom has washed up on a California shore — for the second time in just three months. The roughly 10-foot-long dead oarfish — ...

Instilling a sense of wonder and responsibility for the ocean in children is crucial for sustaining marine life and th ...

As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ...