Groups of corals release all of their eggs and sperm once a year, but the timing of their spawning is under threat from climate change.

Microbes that dwell in nutrient-poor waters use a photopigment called retinal to harvest energy from sunshine at levels at least equal to those stored by chlorophyll-based systems.

Sargassum is piling up on Caribbean beaches, smothering nearshore ecosystems, driving off tourists, and compelling researchers to figure out why it’s suddenly so abundant.

Scientists are pretty sure they know where the seaweed is coming from. Now they want to know why it’s here.

Researchers analyze 146 samples from close to 80 sites, with nearly a third of samples coming from the Arctic Ocean.

Newly discovered and rather phallic-looking clams dwell at the bottom of the ocean and are some of only a few animals known to eat wood.  

Birds drifting on the surface of the sea could provide valuable data for oceanographers.

The Columbia University geochemist is credited with popularizing the term “climate change” and his research shaped the modern understanding of water circulation in the ocean.

The marine scientist was renowned for his passion for exploring waves, marine life, and the way Earth’s largest bodies of water affect the planet’s climate.