President Trump signed an order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and ...

Led by Artwise Curators in partnership with WWF, Art For Your World works with the art ... Despite the vastness of the oceans, human activity is devastating ocean ecosystems. It is WWF’s mission to ...

Overfishing puts the whole ocean ecosystem out of balance. But some animals, like penguins and turtles, can adapt and snack on jellyfish when other food runs low.' Jellyfish seem to be resilient in ...

They are a vital part of the kelp forest ecosystem, which provides food and shelter for diverse ocean species and is also a source of economic stability and recreation for fisherman and divers ...

Smithsonian researchers study the ocean and freshwater ecosystems around the world. Using collections, SCUBA, submersibles, and more we ask questions about marine biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, ...

Join us during Ocean Month in June—and throughout the year—to marvel at the beauty and diversity of our natural world. Earth is over 70 percent ocean and much is still undiscovered about saltwater ...

The El Niño phenomenon in the South Atlantic and Benguela current, which flows along the west coast of southern Africa, have ...

These Antarctic ecosystems have been isolated from surface nutrients for centuries due to the thick, 150-meter (almost 500-foot) ice covering them. The team speculates ocean currents may be a ...

From coral bleaching to sea level rise, entire marine ecosystems are rapidly changing. Global warming is causing alterations in ocean chemistry and many oceanic processes, and it is threatening ...