Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful ...

Until 1970, the US dumped an estimated 17,000 tons of unspent chemical weapons from World War I and II off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean—and that disposal decision continues to haunt commercial ...

Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There ...

IAEA Collaborating Centres are institutions selected to support the agency’s mission of promoting safe and peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology.

Earth experienced a period of intense, large-scale volcanism during the early Aptian. Around that time, it also experienced widespread ocean deoxygenation during the Oceanic Anoxic Event 1a (OAE1a) as ...

Marine ecosystems are facing intensifying environmental stress from rising carbon dioxide levels, record-breaking marine ...

Winter School lecturer Sam Dupont, from the University of Gothenburg, demonstrates a technique for an experiment on sea urchin fertilization. (Photo ...

Pouring 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine removed up to 10 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without harming wildlife, according to the researchers behind an ocean al ...

The IAEA is training early-career scientists to assess the impacts of ocean acidification and pollution, helping countries respond to environmental changes. Marine biodiversity faces growing pressure ...

This contribution is part of the special series of Inaugural Articles by members of the National Academy of Sciences elected in 2023. Contributed by Shuhai Xiao; received April 19, 2024; accepted ...

Rising acidity in Earth's oceans could be weakening sharks' teeth, potentially inhibiting their ability to capture prey, according to a new study. A study published in Frontiers in Marine Science set ...