marine science

A love of music and science led the marine biologist to discover that whales sing songs, a discovery that he’s since used to convince the world the animals are worth saving.

Marine scientists slowed the spread of a disease that attacks coral by removing areas around diseased tissue.

Certain microbes express genes in a methane-production pathway, offering an explanation for puzzlingly high levels of the gas in some lakes.

Data collected by elephant seals in Antarctic waters provide a closer look at the processes driving ocean circulation.

Irish researchers convert seals into remote oceanographic sensors by attaching tags containing temperature probes and other technologies to their heads.