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See the ‘Tragic Beauty’ in Shorelines Marred by Climate Change
A stunning photography collection underlines how climate change is altering the world’s coastal and lakeside environments
See the ‘Tragic Beauty’ in Shorelines Marred by Climate Change
A stunning photography collection underlines how climate change is altering the world’s coastal and lakeside environments
Glow-in-the-Dark Animals May Have Been Around for 540 Million Years
Ancestors of so-called soft corals may have developed bioluminescence in the earliest days of deep-ocean living
Earth’s Coral Reefs Face a New, Deadly Mass Bleaching. They Can Still Be Saved
“A mass bleaching event is, by definition, a mass mortality event,” a leading coral reef expert says
Black Scientists Are Building Their Own Vital Communities
A person-centric scientific conference demonstrates that gathering can counter the isolation of underrepresentation
Deepwater Sharks Are Threatened by Demand for Liver Oil
One in seven species of deepwater sharks and rays is threatened with extinction because of the liver oil and meat trade and emerging fishing technologies that make it possible to catch deep-sea fishes
Extreme Summer Heat Threatens Coral Replanting Effort
A marine heat wave last year undercut efforts to regrow coral reefs off Florida’s coast. Conservationists are worried this year could be problematic, too
Can Ocean Carbon Removal Help the Climate? Federal Scientists Want to Find Out
Federal scientists want to study the benefits and risks of using ocean ecosystems to absorb more climate pollution from the sky
Even ‘Twilight Zone’ Coral Reefs Aren’t Safe from Bleaching
Coral reefs hundreds of feet below the ocean surface aren’t as safe as scientists thought
If the Atlantic Ocean Loses Circulation, What Happens Next?
Researchers found that if melting glaciers shut down the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation pattern, the global climate could see major changes within just 100 years
Cape Cod Faces a Rising 'Yellow Tide'
Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.
New NASA Earth Science Mission Could Change the Way We See Our Planet
NASA’s PACE mission aims to increase our understanding of Earth’s carbon cycle, pollution particles and ocean plankton
Wetlands Made Salty by Rising Seas Produce More Heat-Trapping Methane
Wetlands with a small amount of salinity can produce more methane gas than those filled with freshwater or lots of seawater, new research suggests