ROCKVILLE, MD – Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a ...

Advances in technology—such as microscopic imaging and molecular techniques—have the potential to transform our understanding of global ocean health, according to the authors of a new study.

Undersea mountains are key locations for predators—with 41 times more sharks than the open ocean, new research shows.

[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We ...

A 28-year study of phytoplankton interactions in Chilean coastal waters found that salinity, more than temperature, ...

New research finds some baleen whale species call at such deep frequencies that they're completely undetectable by killer whales, which cannot hear sounds below 100 hertz. These also tend to be the ...

combined with greater efforts to retain the specialist taxonomic skills needed to accurately assess plankton species and diversity. The research was developed by some of Europe's leading experts ...