Some unusual ocean events have become so intense that scientists have coined a new term: super marine heat waves.

A latest study, published in Frontiers in Conservation Science, revealed on Monday, June 9, that ship anchors are causing significant damage to the fragile Antarctic seafloor. This action is ...

Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Department of Materials Science, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai ...

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that ...

The number of ships visiting Antarctic waters is increasing. However, the ecological consequences of this increase to Antarctic marine ecosystems remain unclear, including impacts to the seafloor.

It was 168,000 last year. When I’m looking at a lot of data, this slowdown is gradually seeping up and spreading across the economy. I think we’re missing it because we’re looking at headline payroll ...

"And it was this transition off the sea floor ... that seems to have spurred all of this morphological diversity." There are over 200 species of deep-sea anglerfish; some are long and thin ...

China said on Tuesday that the United States needs to “stop spreading disinformation” and correct “wrongful actions” as the trade tensions between the two countries continue.

A new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1 has made landfall in the United States. The variant, which was first detected in China this past January, currently accounts for 10% of the SARS-CoV-2 ...

As the U.S. celebrates National Oceans Month in June, scientists who study the seafloor are excited because they believe that humans will end this century with a far better view of our seafloor than ...

Hydrothermal vents are typically found at fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges where magma rises rapidly to the seafloor, heating seawater that percolates through cracks in the ocean crust. The Jøtul ...

With temperatures rising, people across the country are heading outdoors to garden, hike, swim and revel in the sunshine. But there's a hidden danger in the tall grass and brush—ticks carrying ...