A new study points to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion as the leading cause ...

Submerged ancient forest floors off Mozambique now shelter young reef fish, suggesting overlooked peat reefs could offer some ...

Early response to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. (US Coast Guard) In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig failed ...

El Niño is reshaping ocean ecosystems as warmer waters open new habitat for marine life, pushing unusual species into ...

Marine life in the Gulf of Mexico plummeted by about 60% after BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and has still not fully ...

In the years after the 2010 BP oil spill, the number of fish in the deeper parts of the Gulf of Mexico dramatically declined.

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A new study from the University of Southampton sheds light on the impact climate change is having on marine environments in a relatively recent global phenomenon known as "tropicalization." In the ...

Starfish cling to the metal surface of an unexploded World War II warhead in the German Baltic Sea. The discarded weapons host a surprisingly dense colony of organisms. Once designed to destroy, they ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much? The bar is low, according to a new study out Monday: less than three sugar cubes worth ...

Seeing marine animals in their natural habitat can be exciting. Unfortunately, not all marine life you may encounter will be healthy. You may come across animals in distress—entangled in marine debris ...