Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...

Today’s largest open ocean dead zone, located in the eastern Pacific Ocean ... and erosion on land which would increase the delivery of phosphorus to the ocean,” said Fischer. “In addition, ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

Scientists have discovered a “thriving ecosystem” of strange deep sea creatures on a newly exposed seafloor after an iceberg broke off near the Antarctic. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

Scientists are now studying the unique adaptations these organisms have for life on the high seas and the roles they may play in open-ocean ecosystems. Helm tells The Scientist that shortly after she ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's inhabitants, from whales to krill to phytoplankton, face changes such ...

This section of the seafloor has been home to an ecosystem of diverse creatures likely for centuries, scientists say. open image in gallery ... of the seabed (Schmidt Ocean Institute) One of ...