The spectre of low-oxygen “dead zones” is surfacing along B.C.’s Central Coast, threatening the region’s rich marine ...

Earth's history is marked by violent mass extinctions that have shaped life on the planet. Here's how many of these events ...

Cape Meares Lighthouse stands just a short drive away, a historic beacon built in 1890 that offers tours and spectacular viewpoints. Though shorter than many coastal lighthouses at just 38 feet tall, ...

NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary contains some amazing deep-sea features: many are familiar with the deep-sea ...

Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, ...

Scientists found that Red Sea corals can endure warming seas but grow much smaller and weaken under long-term heat stress.

A massive, hidden aquifer stretching from New Jersey as far north as Maine is being studied through thousands of samples ...

Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive ...

The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the ...

Scientists have discovered and explored a giant hydrothermal system at the bottom of the Pacific, which could provide a ...

Eight million tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. What it's done to this island is a stark warning.