By Elise Mahon Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognize a new species of baobab tree, Adansonia bozy, unique to Madagascar, according to a study published in the journal Taxon. Pre...

On a sunny but windy April morning, researchers jumped into the water seeking seagrass.

Scientists spent over two years identifying a mysterious object found off the coast of Alaska in 2023.

The orangutan can be seen carefully making his way along the rope structure, which was put up two years ago to provide the large primates with safe passage between forest fragments.

Ponds are significant emitters of greenhouse gases (GHGs). While eutrophication stimulates GHG emissions, responses to nutrient pulses and weather events are less clear. We investigated both immediat...

Researchers descending into giant craters on the seafloor found structures that had no right to be there, modern, active, and completely absent from every map ever made of this region.

A 100-year-old rule in chemistry just got shattered. Scientists at UCLA have created molecules long thought impossible, flipping a cornerstone of science on its head.

Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.

Millions of tons of seaweed currently floating in the tropical Atlantic Ocean could soon make its way toward the U.S., according to researchers following the phenomenon.

That sediment can smother corals and sea grass.

Recent marine heatwaves have had pervasive effects on marine ecosystems, from declines in primary production to die-offs of top predators. Seabird mortalities are often observed in association with he...

The researchers say it's the first time this deep-sea species has been recorded in the central Caribbean Sea.

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

Abu Dhabi will host the 16th International Seagrass Biology Workshop in 2026, focusing on seagrass conservation and research.

Large sections of the Great Barrier Reef appear to have been smashed by climate change and cyclones this year, with one reef near Lizard Island losing nearly three quarters of its coral cover since th...