The ocean contains many organisms whose form defies the expectations we might have for life, but none may be more bizarre ...

Oceanographers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that microbial communities—from the sunlit surface to ...

Curt Brown spent his childhood harvesting lobsters along the coast of Maine. As an adult, he went on to earn a Master of ...

Scientists are debating the classification of threatened mollusks that an Indigenous community relies on for their way of ...

Researchers have discovered that ocean microbes maintain biodiversity by "taking turns" using resources throughout the year ...

Scientists believe they found fresh proof of an ancient ocean on Mars in the form of a “bathtub ring” it left after it dried ...

The search for life beyond Earth has followed a familiar logic: find a rocky planet orbiting in the habitable zone, where ...

The biological carbon pump moves carbon from near the ocean's surface to deeper regions, maintaining the upper ocean's ...

Scientists are uncovering a hidden layer of coral reef ecosystems, one dominated not by visible marine life, but by vast and largely unexplored microbial communities.

A new map reveals a blue Mars three billion years ago and strengthens the evidence of an ancient ocean that covered much of ...

"The possible existence of an ocean suggests that a large body of water may have persisted for a long time. That could have ...

Fatty fish are the easiest way to get omega-3 fatty acids. But how often should you have fish in your meals? A dietitian ...