
Probiotics Could Help Save Overheated Corals
Think of the process as a kind of marine fecal transplant—except the restorative bacteria do not come from stool; they come from other corals.

Probiotics Could Help Save Overheated Corals
Think of the process as a kind of marine fecal transplant—except the restorative bacteria do not come from stool; they come from other corals.

All Ocean Life Follows This Massive Pattern—Except Where Humans Have Interfered
Humans have shifted the weight of life in the sea


We Need a Global Plastics Treaty to Stop an Environmental Disaster
Truly global participation in the process will create more than just a Paris Agreement for plastics

Extreme Heat Becomes New Normal for Oceans
Once rare marine heat waves have become routine, threatening coral reefs and other sea creatures

How Marine Wildlife Can Coexist with Offshore Wind [Sponsored]
Harnessing the wind to blow back emissions is not without its own impacts, so researchers are developing technologies to coexist with whales and other ocean-dwelling species.

Oceans Break Heat Record for Third Year in a Row
Last year broke the record from 2020 by about 14 zettajoules, or 20 times the world’s annual energy consumption

Historical Shipwreck Keeps Moving, Revealing Dangerous Underwater Mudflows
A ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1942 can today help track large pulses of mud from the Mississippi River

Moving CO2 from Air to Oceans May Be Necessary to Slow Warming
A major new report from the National Academies examines options to store carbon in the oceans

Half of the World’s Coastal Sewage Pollution Flows from Few Dozen Places
An analysis of roughly 135,000 watersheds reveals that large amounts of key pollutants come from human wastewater, not just agricultural runoff

Coastal Darkening Could Block Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential
Sediment and algal blooms are blocking sunlight, reducing kelp productivity

Bringing Fisheries Back from the Brink
Marine biologist Daniel Pauly did a turnabout from helping fishing trawlers to fighting them. Can struggling fisheries now turn around?

Contest Challenges Inventors to Harness Wave Power to Desalinate Seawater
The Department of Energy wants devices that could be deployed to disaster areas that have lost electricity