Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

Scientists are worried about chemicals from burned materials (heavy metals, plastics, fire retardants) polluting the ocean.

Posing as an ex-US Marine, Lisa Lailey's ex James Starr set about pursuing a toxic and abusive relationship that turned her ...

But when the L.A. fires broke out, scientists aboard an NOAA ship inadvertently became the first investigators on the scene ...

Despite the excitement surrounding Southport's regeneration projects, some locals remain apprehensive about the town's future ...

There is a critical link between reduced river flow into the Mediterranean and the health of the Mediterranean marine ...

Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this ...

Could 2025 be the year marine protection efforts get a "glow up"? According to a team of conservation-minded researchers, ...

Computer models reveal how human-driven climate change will dramatically overhaul critical nutrient cycles in the ocean. Researchers report evidence that marine nutrient cycles -- essential for ...

Could 2025 be the year marine protection efforts get a “glow up”? According to a team of conservation-minded researchers, including Octavio Aburto of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...

Scientists confirm that orcas and dolphins have lost the ability to return to dry land due to irreversible evolutionary ...

FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita, the world's smallest and most endangered porpoise. The vaquita, meaning ...