PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — There's been a rich debate in marine ecological circles about what happens to a key food source along rocky coastlines dominated by upwelling. The literature is ...

New research reveals that coastal oceans are acidifying faster than previously predicted, posing an existential threat to the ...

"Killer cold events" are becoming more frequent and destroying marine wildlife, a new study has found. The research published in Nature Climate Change noted that although climate change is causing an ...

(CN) — The rising intensity and frequency of marine heat waves due to climate change is bleaching coral reefs, killing whole populations of fish, and forcing remaining populations out of their natural ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

The dynamics of individual phytoplankton species are often more variable than predicted for their functional groups. This observation is poorly understood in highly perturbed coastal systems. Trends ...

Western Boundary Currents (WBCs) play a critical role in regulating the global climate, carrying large amounts of heat north from tropical waters. While there have been many studies conducted on the ...

Every surfer, fisher, and waterperson in Santa Cruz knows this situation well: When strong winds blow across the ocean, the water quickly turns icy for a few days. But something peculiar happens in ...

Red abalone mothers from California’s North Coast give their offspring an energy boost when they’re born that helps them better withstand ocean acidification compared to their captive, farmed ...

Arctic terns undertake an astonishing 70,000 km migration, relying on ocean 'refuelling stations' for sustenance. New research reveals these birds meticulously follow food-rich upwelling zones across ...