The phytoplankton make up the base of the ocean's food chain. Phytoplankton in the Gulf of Maine have been decreasing in production due to increased water temperatures. Fox News Media ...

New international research led by Professors Willy Baeyens and Yue Gao of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), published in ...

Researchers have measured toxins in scat samples from 205 bowhead whales from the Beaufort Sea, collected over 19 years, and ...

As part of the SAS's People vs Plastic campaign some 500 people will form a human chain along the famous Penzance Prom to "protect the ocean from plastic pollution" and "take a stand against the ...

They investigated predator catch patterns within and around the eddies, concluding that the swirling loops of ocean water influence the ecosystems of the open ocean at all levels of the food chain.

Ecosystems are characterized by interconnected structure and functions. A study published in the open-access journal PLOS ...

A new study finds that marine heatwaves are changing the base of the marine food chain, disrupting ecosystems and potentially global food supplies. Researchers in the investigation led by ...

Scientists have found DDT in zooplankton and deep-sea fish off the coast of L.A., indicating the toxic chemical might be infiltrating the base of the food web.

The Mediterranean Sea accounts for approximately 7% of microplastic in oceans worldwide. A team of researchers investigated what species of bacteria live within microfibers floating in the ...

The phenomenon is defined as sea temperatures which exceed the seasonal threshold for more than five consecutive days. In the UK the marine heatwave threshold for May is 11.3C (52.34F).