Tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton that form the base of marine food webs topped by orcas, whales and sharks ...

Britain's seas are rich in wildlife, but many of its species can only be seen with a microscope. These are the plankton—tiny algae and animals found throughout the ocean that are the foundation of the ...

The ocean floor is riddled with ungodly species that seem to have been created out of our worst collective nightmares. There are demonic-looking fishes that glow and sponges (that do not look like ...

Diver Peter van Rodijnen’s footage of basking whales, plankton blooms and fatherly fish disputes the idea that the North Sea is a bleak wilderness ...

Deep-sea mining operations could potentially disrupt marine ecosystems by releasing nutrient-poor sediments that essentially turn plankton’s natural diet into the equivalent of junk food. This concern ...

The Mediterranean Sea is rapidly changing under ongoing climate change. In the eastern basin, tropicalization is already well documented and driven by a combination of strong warming and the influx of ...

Temperatures around the world continue to rise – and the North Sea is no exception. Yet, in addition to this gradual warming, increasingly frequent and intense heat events also have consequences for ...

Trevor Willis couldn’t stop thinking about the sea slugs. Ever since the marine biologist learned that nudibranchs (a type of sea slug) feed on the same formations where they live, he wondered about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sea lion has a seizure at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro. (William Liang/For The Times) The Trump administration's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock An assessment of Western Europe's waters found that no evaluated plankton region qualified as being in good ...