Long-term data from a deep-sea observatory shows hurricanes transport reef sediments and pollutants to the deep ocean, ...

The scientific method has evolved to include various ways to establish probable causal relationship and to work these likely ...

Yet when governments and corporate investors are pouring huge amounts of money and resources into moonshot carbon capture ...

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The El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most influential interannual climate phenomena in the global ...

A pair of marine scientists at the University of Antwerp, in Belgium, working with a colleague from the University of Otago, ...

In the vibrant yet fragile waters of the Gulf of Oman, spectacular phytoplankton blooms – visible even from space – unfold in ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and Elkhorn (A. palmata ...

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 ...

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