There are several types of camouflage in the animal kingdom. Most people think of insects that can blend into a pile of ...

As global warming melts more sea ice in the polar regions, the light that enters the ocean is not just increasing in ...

Melting polar ice narrows the light spectrum underwater, favoring blue-tuned algae and disrupting the ocean food web.

Ocean thermal energy conversion, OTEC, uses the difference in temperature between warm water on the ocean surface, and cold water down below, to generate power, according to Andrea Copping ...

For more than 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow bright green […] ...

The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean ...

A team of ocean optics experts, led by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, has evaluated the accuracy of above-water optical sensors, ...

A new study suggests that the Earth's oceans may have changed color over time and could change again in the future, depending ...

Research shows that underwater LED lights can disrupt the silhouette of objects (like surfers or seal decoys), making them ...

A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

The Ocean Institute is hosting Bioluminescence Night Cruises this summer to give the public a chance to witness the glowing blue waters of Southern California’s seasonal algal blooms and ...