Understanding the dinoflagellates that regularly wreak havoc on marine and nearshore ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico could help researchers mitigate the damage they cause.

How bacterial filaments ferry electrons through marine sediment

Mycale grandis teams up with microbes housed inside it to gather nutrients.

Watch penguins hunting from their point of view.

As sea temperatures rise, mammals and birds may lose their edge over the cold-blooded species they eat, as well as the sharks that hunt them.

PCBs persist in the environment and accumulate in killer whales, driving their numbers down.

The resulting lost protein, PON1, breaks down organophosphates in land mammals.

An analysis of 15 types of stressors finds humans are heavily affecting most sea areas.

A study shows that by killing off seabirds on islands, rodents slash the flow of nutrients into the ocean.