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As glaciers retreat, their meltwater carries fewer nutrients that ocean life needs. This change could weaken marine ...

As Arctic sea ice melts, new life may emerge from the thaw. Researchers have discovered that bacteria beneath and along the melting ice are converting nitrogen gas into a form that fuels algae. The ...

New research unveils 14 previously unknown marine species, offering fresh insight into life hidden in the ocean’s depths.

While many of the fish, cetaceans and other more conspicuous or “charismatic” animals have been well studied, a whole world ...

Some ancient marine organisms produced mysterious magnetic particles of unusually large size, which can now be found as ...

Julian Charrière made his name creating art inspired by — and interrogating — nature. Now, his new water and sound ...

An international team of researchers led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has deciphered the genome of a tropical marine organism known to produce substances ...

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Betty Boyse, a postdoctoral researcher at the British Antarctic Survey and co-author of the study, explained that without ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

Zinc-filled oysters are often linked to improved libido and sexual activity, and now scientists at Flinders University are calling for more serious investigations into how marine organism compounds ...