While humans are getting ready to go back to Moon and various technologies are being tested on Mars as we speak, there's little we know about our own home, specifically our oceans. Dubbed Mesobot, ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION Aug. 4, 2025: A previous version of this report incorrectly said that there are phytoplankton in the upper layer of the atmosphere. Phytoplankton live in the upper layer ...

The benthic boundary layer is a crucial, interconnected part of the deep-sea ecosystem, serving as a home for unique animals ...

A major study has shed new light on the dim layer of the ocean called the "twilight zone"—where mysterious processes affect the ocean's ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide accumulating in our ...

The annual report from the Potsdam Institute indicates that we have already surpassed seven of the nine thresholds set for ecosystem survival. Human activity continues to push the planet Earth beyond ...

Waning winds could give the world’s largest oxygen-starved ocean region a breath of fresh air as the planet warms, researchers report in the Aug. 8 Science. Scientists previously thought the North ...

Scientists have recently described a layer of the deep ocean zone as the “rariphotic,” calling it home to an array of unidentified reef fish and a refuge for species from shallower waters drive out of ...

Photos of microscopic marine plankton taken by Mary Silver grace the cover of Science magazine. A major international project involving two research expeditions to the Pacific Ocean has revealed ...

It's been proposed, and I believe a test pilot is under way. The Swedish government is funding research into dead zone oxygenation for the Baltic Sea. Can oxygen pump breathe life into ocean 'dead ...