New research led by James Cook University (JCU) emphasizes that the success of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends largely on understanding and influencing people's behaviors within their borders.

Bellingham, Wash., has begun construction on a next-gen 78 x 26.7 foot aluminum catamaran research vessel for the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). The vessel is being built on ...

Marine biology is the scientific discipline that investigates the biology of organisms inhabiting marine and brackish environments, encompassing molecular to ecosystem scales. It examines ...

Sri Lanka’s globally acclaimed marine biologist Asha de Vos was honoured on the international stage when her portrait and words were featured at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in ...

Researchers in Hawaii are pioneering a method to recycle the islands’ derelict fishing nets and residential plastic trash into asphalt roads.

Indigenous research vessel development programme enables scientific exploration and climate monitoring, and helps asser ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for The Lord of the Rings universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they’re very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...

A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals — from ...

Over the long and complicated course of evolutionary history, mammals independently turned towards water to make a home ...

A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies around the globe indicates that ...