As we embark on this exploration of the open ocean’s secrets, prepare to be captivated by the astonishing adaptations of marine organisms that thrive against all odds. Discover the crucial role of ...

Volcanic islands, such as those in Hawaii and the Caribbean, are often fringed by coral reefs – ring-shaped structures that ...

A new study from Duke showed oceans are getting greener at the poles and bluer in the subtropical regions, like off the SC ...

The sedimentary records showed the team that the largest open ocean dead zones gradually expanded over the past eight million years, said Wang, who was joined on the project by colleagues from the Max ...

What researchers need, she says, is more data, and to that end, she and several colleagues recently established the Global Ocean Surface Ecosystem Alliance to encourage the public to report sightings ...

The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean, contributing strongly to the floating ...

The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study. CNN values your feedback 1.

The garbage patch off the Pacific coast of the United States is so large that it’s become its own thriving ecosystem. A team of researchers has discovered that coastal species, in addition to ...

In the Pacific Ocean, between Hawaii and California, at least 79,000 metric tons of plastic has coalesced to create the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The patch, kept together by ocean currents and ...