A new database compiling over 400 sightings of a mysterious ocean phenomenon known as ‘milky seas’ could help scientists soon ...

Photograph by David Doubilet The two predominant species of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea are the only seaweeds in the world that don’t begin life attached to the seafloor. As a consequence of ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — For research, ten fishermen working around islands in the Aegean Sea were asked to pinpoint areas where they believed seagrass beds could be found ... New Study Shines a Light on ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could ...

inviting players to dive into the mysteries of ocean life. Fans of the bird-themed board game Wingspan might find the name familiar — and for good reason. The 2019 hit transformed birdwatching ...

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet—where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 ...

Similar activity naturally occurs today in the deep sea, where hydrothermal vents emit superheated chemical-rich fluid into the water, feeding unique colonies of life, including huge tubeworms ...

Millions of residents and visitors across Florida are under advisories this week as rip current risks surge along the state's ...

Saturn’s largest moon might not be the barren world it seems. Beneath Titan’s icy crust lies a vast ocean of liquid ...