During the Pacific heatwave, ocean waters were unusually warm - 3.6°F to 10.8°F hotter than normal - for more than two years.

A new study reveals an alarming number of mechanisms throughout the life-cycle of plastic that could enhance or spread ...

Over 20% of oceans have darkened, impacting marine life and ecosystems dependent on light for survival, according to a new study.

Dozens of countries at the UN oceans summit on Tuesday took a first step toward recognizing an invisible but growing threat to marine life—underwater noise pollution.

The marine life deaths come just weeks after more than 50 sea lions were found sick from the same toxin in late February near Malibu, raising concerns among wildlife experts about the growing impact ...

Abandoned or ghost fishing gear from personal and commercial fishing poses a great threat to marine life as seabirds and other marine mammals become entangled and trapped in the debris, leading to ...

A vast bloom of toxic algae is killing more than 200 species of marine life off the southern coast of Australia, scientists and conservation groups say.

Marine life experts are concerned about a severe algae bloom that has left thousands of marine mammals, including sea lions, dolphins and whales, sick or dead along the Southern California coast ...

Plastic pollution severely harms marine life, with vast waste impacting ecosystems and necessitating innovative solutions.

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have all been deemed new to science.

Researchers from the MARBEC Unit in France discovered that nearly 13% of marine teleost fish species are at risk of dying out.

Microplastics are small plastic particles less than 5 millimeters, including microbeads from personal care products, plastic pellets from manufacturing and fragments from larger plastic debris.