Marine protected areas (MPAs) and other conservation measures are increasingly being used by governments to protect fish ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

RECENT discoveries have identified 866 new marine species, including sharks, lobsters, corals, and deep-sea sponges, as part ...

Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...

“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...

Polar pelagic ecosystems, which include the open waters of the Arctic and Antarctic, are experiencing significant changes due to climate change. Rising ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

TANGA Regional Commissioner Dr Batilda Burian has urged marine economy stakeholders and coastal communities to take proactive ...

China has begun construction of a deep-sea research platform in Guangzhou, marking a major step in the country's efforts to ...

Unusual ocean events like the surfacing of oarfish, mass whale strandings, and anglerfish near shore indicate potential ...