Plastic junk sounds like tasty food to some whales
Animals like whales that hunt in the dark depths of the ocean using sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids, researchers find.
Deep sea ‘dark oxygen’ raises questions about alien life
Researchers have made a startling discovery: rocks are generating “dark oxygen” in an area being explored for deep-sea mining.
Rising temps threaten the Great Barrier Reef’s existence
New research documents unprecedented levels of ocean heat leading to bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef, endangering a vital ecosystem.
Chemical clue helps explain Early Jurassic mass extinction
“This event, and events like it, are the best analogs we have in Earth’s past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries.”
Boat strikes are a major driver of whale strandings
New research digs into Increased whale strandings on the east coast of the United States, which remain a concern for biologists and citizens.
How burrowing ‘ecosystem engineers’ shape healthy oceans
A new study shows how burrowing worms, clams, and shrimps are an essential part of keeping the world’s oceans healthy.
Tiniest ocean microplastics may have evaded detection
The tiniest, most abundant microplastics in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic aren’t being detected by standard surveys.
New calculations offer a closer peek at Pluto’s ocean
New research offers a peek at the ocean that likely covers Pluto under a shell of nitrogen, methane, and water ice.
Antarctic sea warming contributes to rising sea levels in North Atlantic
Human-induced environmental changes around Antarctica are contributing to sea level rise in the North Atlantic, researchers find.
Seafood waste isn’t as bad as previously thought
New research shows that previous estimates of seafood loss and waste in the United States were too high.