At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all the fish in the sea by 2050. Plastics pollution has a direct and deadly effect on wildlife. Thousands of seabirds and sea turtles, seals and other ...

The results of recent research reveal both the vulnerability and the surprising resilience of tropical seagrass, despite the ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

Once the plastic is in the ocean, it decomposes very slowly, breaking into tiny pieces known as microplastics, which can enter the marine food chain and become incredibly damaging to sea life. The ...

Fast-moving underwater avalanches, known as turbidity currents, are responsible for transporting vast quantities of ...

A Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate.A common anti-anxiety drug, which ...

The Shaw Institute Environmental Education Center in Blue Hill has been conducting environmental research and advocating for ...

A marine rescuer tells us the animals are being poisoned by a harmful algal bloom offshore from Southern California. Scientists say more frequent blooms are fueled by changing ocean conditions and ...

The Stena Immaculate was carrying 220,000 barrels of aviation fuel A university professor said there were no initial signs of pollution following the collision between two ships in the North Sea ...

A lawmaker from Kazakhstan's ruling party called on Wednesday for tougher regulation to protect the Caspian Sea, warning decades of pollution and shrinking water levels had decimated its plant and ...