Unpacking long-standing claim oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050
A 2016 report by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 tons of plastic in the oceans and ...
The Ocean’s Green Glow Is a Warning Sign
In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...
Stop stirring up the seafloor
Yet when governments and corporate investors are pouring huge amounts of money and resources into moonshot carbon capture ...
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Fish in the Mariana Trench all have the same, unique mutations
Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same ...
L.A. fire contaminant levels could sicken the marine food chain, new tests show
Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for ...
Reducing seafood waste: Discarded fish parts hold untapped nutritional potential
Up to two-thirds of the fish caught never reach the dinner table. SINTEF researcher Line Skontorp Meidell wants to fix that.
The most important part of the ocean you’ve never heard of
The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about: By dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure.