The ocean, blanketing over 70% of the Earth’s surface, is estimated to be home to more than half of all life on our planet.

At depths exceeding 2,500 meters, researchers aboard the research vessel Falkor have uncovered a bustling ecosystem teeming ...

Molly, a 170-pound loggerhead turtle, was released back into the ocean after a surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor ...

Three months ago, fishers found loggerhead sea turtle Molly with a 10-lb. tumor on her neck. Now, Molly is on the mend and ...

Iron is a micronutrient indispensable for life, enabling processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, and DNA synthesis. Iron availability is often a limiting resource in today’s oceans, which means ...

Ice grains from Enceladus reveal the richest mix of organics yet, offering the strongest clues that the moon’s hidden ocean ...

Researchers examined more than 10,000 animal autopsies to figure out how much plastic is too much for ocean wildlife ...

Under the sea, marine life is beautiful, take it from me! Gorgeous footage of oceanic life was recently captured during an expedition in the American Samoa's Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, which ...

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

Members of the United Nations have unanimously adopted the first-ever treaty aimed at protecting marine life in the high seas. The agreement aims to give hope to the ocean's preservation. The treaty ...

University of Alberta geochemists have discovered a missing piece to one of the great mysteries of science—the origin of life ...

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