An international team of scientists has developed ways to measure and compare the impact of "darkwaves"—when extreme weather ...

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Co-authors of the study with UCSC are affiliated with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, San Diego State ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ecosystems ...

Offshore wind farms can create their own local climates and may alter currents. How does that affect marine life around them? By Becki Robins / Undark Published Aug 24, 2023 9:00 PM EDT This article ...

Coral polyps are among the greatest builders on our planet. From the tropics to the Arctic, these tiny creatures spend thousands of years patiently constructing the largest living structures on Earth.

More than 30,000 teeth, bones and other fossils from a 249 million-year-old community of extinct marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish and sharks have been discovered on the remote Arctic island of ...

What phenomenon is responsible for underwater blackouts that impact light-dependent marine life? This is what a recent study ...

Scientists identify a new marine fungus that attacks toxic algae, offering insight into natural controls on blooms that threaten health and coastal ecosystems.