Mercury (Hg) is a naturally occurring element found across the globe, yet it becomes highly toxic as it accumulates up the ...

New opportunities for fishing off the west coast of Greenland are being opened up by climate change, University of ...

Melting sea ice changes not only how much light enters the ocean, but also its color, disrupting marine photosynthesis and ...

According to geologists at the UK’s Heriot Watt University, gigantic waves of mud and sand sediment about 250 miles off the ...

“Scientists now are estimating that in the summer months the Arctic Ocean could be entirely ice-free throughout the summer, meaning that hypothetically before I'm 50 I could sail from Scotland ...

According to a new study, just 0.001% of the deep seafloor has been visually observed. The deep ocean seafloor is defined as depths of 200 meters or more below Earth’s surface, where oxygen ...

The ripple effects could be enormous. Scientists make unexpected discovery after studying waters under Arctic ice — here's ...

The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday, May 10, entering the atmosphere at about 2:24 a.m. ET (9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia ...

Widespread ocean pollution threatens the health of more than 3 billion people, international study led by Boston College researchers shows Ocean pollution is widespread and getting worse, and when ...