"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

The ocean floor is becoming a massive plastic dump, with debris accumulating in deep-sea canyons and harming marine life.

A recent study by geophysicists at Washington State University offers insight into how nutrients may reach the subsurface ...

Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth that regrow throughout their ...

Human-shark encounters in Australia are rising - but experts are keen to point out it isn't the animals' fault.

California is suing the Trump administration over its decision to take control of two state pipelines and permit Sable ...

Plastic-coated fertilizers used on farms are emerging as a major but hidden source of ocean microplastics. A new study found ...

Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s surface. OceanWell’s planned ...

L ast February, debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set the skies of Europe ablaze before crashing down to Earth in Poland, ...

But now, thanks to a rare piece of environmental good news, the high seas are finally getting some protection. On January 17, ...

An animal ecologist researching large marine animals such as whales and dolphins, Assistant Professor Iwata Takashi of the ...