Marine

For thousands of years, the Anindilyakwa people have maintained a close cultural, practical and spiritual relationship with the waters surrounding...

Scientists exploring the seamounts off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast have identified a bright yellow, tree-shaped coral so genetically and anatomically...

Marine heatwaves are emerging as a major human health threat, with a new commentary warning that prolonged periods of unusually...

A new class of high-entropy nanoalloys could reshape the way contaminated water is treated, according to researchers who have developed...

Industrial-scale illegal fishing is not a marginal crime carried out by a handful of rogue vessels. It is a deeply...

The Great Barrier Reef has shown tentative signs of recovery after a summer marked by unusually warm ocean temperatures, coral...

A reef fish’s dramatic transformation from an open-ocean larva into a coastal juvenile is being linked to a surprisingly direct...

Antimicrobial resistance is spreading through environments far beyond hospitals and clinics, and a new study from the University of Pennsylvania...

Bull sharks, often portrayed as solitary predators that patrol rivers, coastlines and shallow tropical seas alone, may have a subtle...

Seagrass meadows are among the planet’s most productive coastal ecosystems, functioning as underwater infrastructure for fish, invertebrates and microorganisms while...