More than 350,000 chemicals are used worldwide, and many find their way into the ocean through plastic pollution. As plastics ...

This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Women’s History Month, WCS and Nature are bringing you stories of women in the fields of nature and conservation. When I ...

“Reefs are not just piles of skeletons or shells,” said Juan Esquivel-Muelbert, the study’s lead author from Macquarie ...

Atmospheric scientists have reported a new and potentially important mechanism by which chemical emissions from ocean phytoplankton may influence the formation of clouds that reflect sunlight away ...

Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme scenario to understand how ocean biology shapes the past, present, and future ...

Sunglint occurs when sunlight reflects off the ocean at the same angle satellites observe it, producing mirror-like images ...

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From tracking down famous sunken ships to building drones that study whale populations, the Duke University Marine Lab (DUML) has plunged headfirst into some of the ocean’s most important questions ...

Marine biologists play a crucial role in Australia’s ecological stewardship, particularly in understanding and conserving the unique marine ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef. Their expertise ...

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed and the planet’s future Danielle Olson Hidden from public view at the ...

For more than three decades, a high school marine sciences program has been making waves—in the middle of Iowa, a landlocked state more than 1,200 miles from the nearest ocean. Hundreds of students ...