There’s always some controversy over ocean plastic — such as who is responsible for it and what to do about it — but everyone agrees that plastic doesn’t belong in the ocean. Or do they? I was floored ...

A dense Arctic bonebed shows marine life and ocean food webs recovered far faster than scientists once believed after mass ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

Happy New Year! I want to begin this column by acknowledging how this year’s holidays coincided with a storm surge that battered our shoreline, including the Santa Cruz Wharf and the Santa Cruz Harbor ...

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists have long understood that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are vital sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters. But ...

UC Santa Cruz researchers show how vessel-tracking data mirrored tuna roaming beyond their typical territory due to unusually ...

Marine ecosystems across all of the world’s oceans face the biggest threats of environmental damage. While joint efforts from public and private organizations have helped create awareness and combat ...

The expansive, dense eelgrass beds that line much of the U.S. coastline provide invaluable habitat and other services to ...

Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, sediment cores hold secrets that could reshape how scientists predict Earth's climate future. These deep-sea layers capture snapshots of ancient oceans, revealing ...

Many students walk by the wetlands ecosystem at Ocean View High School without a thought. A new informational sign might change that. The placard, which documents many of the animals and plants in the ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WLOX) - This week, work crews traveled from Jackson to conduct geotechnical investigations for the $20-million-dollar Coast-Wide Beach & Dune Ecosystem Restoration Project. A ...