Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

The Santa Barbara Museum of Sea Center invites the community to celebrate Underwater Parks Day with a free, family event, 10 ...

Courtesy Underwater Parks Day celebrating marine protected areas (MPAs) will take place Saturday, January 17, 2026.  From ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. Sir David Attenborough has spent a lifetime exploring Earth’s most ...

A dense Arctic bonebed shows marine life and ocean food webs recovered far faster than scientists once believed after mass ...

Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego were able to ‘hear’ the impacts of a marine heatwave and even economic slowdowns by analyzing 15 years of ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

From a ballet of whitetip reef sharks to a male cardinal fish releasing freshly-hatched babies from its mouth, these winning underwater photos are a revelation of our oceans’ wonders. "Synchronicity," ...

Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future The Palos Verdes Kelp Forest Restoration Project ...