Scientists have identified a newly recognized threat lurking beneath the ocean’s surface: sudden episodes of underwater ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Carpinteria, CA – The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) brought its annual Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) conference to ...

Far offshore in the North Atlantic, one of the most endangered species on the planet continues to shift its migratory ...

Earth’s oceans reached their highest heat levels on record in 2025, absorbing vast amounts of excess energy from the atmosphere. This steady buildup has accelerated since the 1990s and is now driving ...

In a new study, we and an international team of scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

One of Heather Welch’s jobs — before she was fired via an email giving her just 90 minutes to pack up and leave — was to prevent collisions between the ships and whales navigating the water along the ...

Marine scientists are witnessing a technological revolution in ocean cleanup. Revolutionary systems are transforming how we tackle plastic pollution, from autonomous robots to artificial intelligence ...

ASU's School of Ocean Futures is working to expand ocean research and education from a landlocked state. Established in 2022 within the College of Global Futures, the school connects ASU's campuses ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. Researchers at the University of ...

Kristen St John receives funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation. She is the author of a lab book Reconstructing Earth’s Climate History: Inquiry-Based Exercises for the Lab and Class, and ...

The Decadal Survey will advise the National Science Foundation’s Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) on forward-looking approaches to guide investments in research, infrastructure, and workforce ...