In a new study, marine biologists have provided an unprecedented look at coral reef "bleaching" responses to heat stress off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.
It's almost as if you can't go a full month without news that yet another North Atlantic Right Whale has been seen entangled or dead in waters off the US and Canada.
Researchers have been tracking a whale shark with a satellite transmitter for more than four years – a record for whale sharks and one of the longest tracking endeavors for any species of shark.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has released a strategy outlining a roadmap aimed at enhancing the understanding, monitoring and management of harmful algal blooms.
The International Argo Program recently hit a big milestone, having taken more than 3 million measurements of the ocean since the effort's establishment in 1999.
In a discovery that could have major implications for deep-sea mining, scientists have found that the highly sought-after metallic nodules resting on the deep sea floor actually help produce oxygen.