Shellfish are extremely important to various ocean ecosystems globally, yet they are some of the most overlooked species. One example is the Atlantic giant cockle, which feeds on plankton, helping to ...

Oceanic ecosystems are increasingly threatened by global warming, which causes coral bleaching, species migration and, ...

The oceans are overheating and scientists say a climate tipping point may be here, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

As oceans warm, marine predators are increasingly forced to eat smaller prey, leaving them working harder for less energy.

Oceans absorb about a quarter of the carbon dioxide released by human activity every year, slowing the pace of global warming ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact.

Rising Co2 levels in oceans pose threat to ecosystem, sea life worldwide. Aug. 22, 2008— -- Under the vast, trackless surface of the ocean, scientists have discovered a monster of a problem, ...

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The understanding of jellyfish ecology has broadened considerably in recent years, reshaping our perceptions of marine ecosystems. Once deemed trophic dead ends with minimal influence, jellyfish are ...

Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) will debut a new collaborative installation in The Ocean Inspires rotating exhibit at the REEF Ocean Exploration Center for Marine Conservation and ...

Picture the vast expanse of ocean you've seen in postcards or vacation photos - that brilliant blue stretching endlessly toward the horizon. Yet something profound is happening beneath those familiar ...