First map of threats to marine ecosystems shows all the world's oceans are affected Peer-Reviewed Publication. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...

By Mongabay.com When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011, it led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history, severely damaging marine ecosystems. Part of the settlement ...

A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and ...

Scientists have developed a new way to classify the ocean's diverse environments, shedding new light on how marine biomes are defined and changed by nature and humans. Washington State University ...

Healthy oceans aren't just about fish; they're about people, too. Scientists issue warning about underwater phenomenon wreaking havoc on marine life: 'The sea is sick' first appeared on The Cool Down.

To find answers to their questions, they synthesized over a decade of data collected from 13 no-take MPAs located in a variety of ecosystems along the Central Coast: rocky intertidal zones, kelp ...

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Historical sources like the 1883 Piscatorial Atlas reveal that marine ecosystems, such as native oyster reefs, were once far more extensive and abundant than today.

These tiny plastic fragments, originating from marine debris and consumer products, pose a growing threat to marine ecosystems and human health. This is the focus of “Under the Sand: The Impact of ...

Scientists say they still don't understand the full extent of the damage the Maui wildfires did to the corals and marine ecosystem off the west coast of the island.. After an initial blaze sparked ...