The ocean's smallest engineers, calcifying plankton, quietly regulate Earth's thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon.

The mesopelagic zone is the chilly, dimly lit layer of ocean found 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) below the surface, which ...

The RE-MAP project is part of the broader Clean and Healthy Ocean Integrated Program, which supports global efforts to reduce ...

From the waters of an Arctic archipelago all the way to the Southern Ocean and marine waters in between, these photos show ...

The Santa Barbara Channel is a hotbed of biodiversity, thanks to the many species whose ranges meet and overlap in the area. As a transition zone between ...

More than a dozen of the world’s leading ocean science, philanthropic, and stakeholder organizations—led by the Woods Hole ...

Over 20 new species have been found in a biodiversity discovery survey, including the Western Australian lantern shark. Learn ...

The first episode of "Ocean State," a four-part PBS docuseries that explores Rhode Island’s marine habitats and wildlife, ...

Comprising over 17,000 islands dotted across two oceans, the world’s largest archipelagic country, Indonesia is a sunseeker’s ...

Rhode Island’s coastal waters are getting the nature documentary treatment they deserve. Ocean State Media and The Nature ...

Researchers determined that few microplastics remain at the ocean's surface. Instead, they sit in the deep water columns: ...