Scientists discovered well-preserved marine fossils in southern China, uncovering a thriving deep-water ecosystem after a ...

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans ...

A new CIIMAR study demonstrates that natural peptides produced by cyanobacteria are capable of replacing toxic biocides that ...

The first segment, which was recently opened to the public, adds 3500 sq. ft. that was previously open air and is part of a ...

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History investigated old specimens that had been at the museum for decades and ...

Longtime fossil collector Barry Norbeck donated thousands of shells and other invertebrate fossils to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Md., on Jan. 9, 2026. Museum officials described the ...

Microplastics are widespread in Pacific island fish, with reef and bottom-dwelling species showing the highest exposure.

Just over half a billion years ago, Earth was rocked by a global mass extinction event, a dramatic interruption of the ...

Even the most remote Pacific reefs aren’t safe—microplastics are turning everyday fish into silent carriers of global pollution.

They found microplastics where almost nothing lives. The discovery inside Antarctica’s insect changes everything.

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis ...

The tech company is aiming to address one of the biggest problems oceans are dealing with. Microsoft launches innovative ...