It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

The Fort Pierce Highwaymen Museum is expected to open Feb. 15-16 during its namesake's annual festival weekend.

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since palaeontologists uncovered ...

A new study has confirmed that microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) accumulate in the human brain at significantly higher levels than in the liver or kidneys.

Scores of microscopic eggs revealed from sediment on Willows Beach in Oak Bay serve as a retirement reward for Tony Otten. He ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

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

The Illinois researchers have been fine-tuning the battery-based desalination process for years. Scientists take step forward ...

Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...

The Marine Invasions Research Lab, based at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) is the nation’s largest program dedicated to monitoring the ocean and coastal regions for invasions by ...