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Marine Ecosystems

Illustration of Mass Coral Die-Offs Due to Rising Global Temperatures.

“Everything Is Starting to Collapse”: Scientists Warn Coral Reefs Have Hit a Climate Tipping Point (and we may be next)

Illustration of Manta Rays Diving to Extreme Ocean Depths.

“They Vanish Into the Deep”: This New Study Reveals Why Giant Manta Rays Dive 4,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean (and what they find there)

Illustration of Dolphins Exhibiting Alzheimer's-Like Pathology Due to Toxic Algal Blooms.

“He Just Kept Swimming in Circles”: This Alzheimer’s-Like Brain Damage in Dolphins Exposes a Terrifying Warning from Our Oceans

Illustration of the Pacific Ocean floor with deep-sea mining equipment and visible scars from past activities.

“After 44 Years, the Ocean Spoke Back”: Scientists Finally Trace Mysterious Pacific Pings to a Forgotten Deep-Sea Mining Experiment (and the Damage Still Echoes Today)

Illustration of the Axial Seamount Underwater Volcano Showing Signs of Impending Eruption.

“They Say It’s About to Wake”: Scientists Detect Troubling Signs of an Underwater Volcano Rising Beneath the Pacific (and the Ocean Is Rumbling Back)

Illustration of the discovery of sunken islands and seamounts off the coast of the Canary Islands.

“They Said Atlantis Was a Myth”: Scientists Uncover Sunken Islands off Spain’s Coast (and the Truth Is Even Stranger)

Illustration of a bottlenose dolphin swimming in waters affected by toxic algal blooms.

“They Found Alzheimer’s in Dolphins”: This Toxic Ocean Bloom Is Spreading Faster With Climate Change (and Humans Could Be Next)

Illustration of Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras Facing Threats from Deep-Sea Mining.

“They’re Mining Where Sharks Give Birth”: This Deep-Sea Rush Threatens Hidden Ocean Species (and the Damage May Already Be Spreading)

Illustration of colossal ancient structures beneath the Atlantic Ocean.

“They Shouldn’t Exist”: Scientists Just Found 117-Million-Year-Old Structures Beneath the Atlantic That Rewrite How the Ocean Was Born (and Why It Matters)

Illustration of the artificial ocean carbon recycling system capturing and converting oceanic CO2 into drop-in biochemicals.

“Scientists Just Did the Impossible”: This New Ocean Tech Turns Captured CO2 Into Biodegradable Plastic (and Could Save the Planet’s Seas)

Illustration of a submersible conducting a deep-sea dive beneath Arctic ice.

“It Shouldn’t Exist Here”: This Arctic Discovery From China’s Deep-Sea Dive Shocks Scientists (and it’s rewriting climate predictions)

Illustration of Prochlorococcus Cyanobacteria in the Ocean's Euphotic Zone.

“They’re Dying Faster Than We Thought”: This Tiny Ocean Bacteria Crisis Could Cut Earth’s Oxygen Supply in Half (and no one’s ready)

Illustration of an underwater volcano revealing thousands of Pacific white skate eggs.

“This Volcano Is Alive With Life”: Scientists Find Thousands of Giant Skate Eggs Incubating in Fiery Depths Off Vancouver Island

Illustration of a robotic fish designed for enhancing maintenance in aquaculture environments.

“Steel Scales Beneath the Waves”: Robotic Fish Tested in Spain Could Redefine Global Aquaculture Maintenance and Trigger a New Era of Sustainable Fish Farming

Illustration of an underwater volcano revealing giant eggs of the Pacific white skate.

“Biologist Calls It a Nursery”: Vancouver Island Volcano Exposes Thousands of Giant Skate Eggs Using Heat to Accelerate 4-Year Development Cycle

Illustration of the fossilized remains of Lariosaurus valceresii with preserved skin and scales.

“They Found Skin Still Intact”: Swiss Scientists Uncover 240-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Fossil That Shocks Evolutionary Theories On Swimming

Illustration of microplastic particles found in the digestive system of an Indus River dolphin.

“They Are Eating Plastic”: Scientists Reveal Every Indus River Dolphin Tested Carried Microfibers As Pollution Threatens Survival Of Fewer Than 2,000 Left

Illustration of a vibrant ecosystem of giant marine creatures discovered deep in the Pacific Ocean.

“Giant Worms Found 10 Kilometers Deep”: Chinese Sub Discovers Thriving Ecosystem While Scientists Thought Nothing Could Survive At Crushing Ocean Depths

Illustration of a bite-resistant wetsuit being tested against shark bites in a controlled environment.

“Scientists Tested These Suits With Live Sharks”: Australian Researchers Reveal Material That Stops Fatal Attacks Instantly

Illustration of an underwater volcano with giant skate eggs on its summit.

“We Found Alien Eggs Hatching In The Ocean”: Canadian Team Films Underwater Monsters Breeding While Volcano Spews Toxic Gas