The marine biome is the world's largest and most diverse, covering 70% of Earth's surface. Learn about its plants, animals, and the threats it faces.

This ocean region is a key part of the Pacific food web. It’s where tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton grow each spring, and these phytoplankton feed many fish and other marine animals.

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists. Once thought to be a land-only phenomenon, pollination may have existed in the ocean millions of years before terrestrial ...

Scientists had determined that ocean acidification enters this danger zone or crosses this planetary boundary when the amount ...

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve in the Bahamas is ramping up educational opportunities for guests, ... MSC is restoring the island and has planted 75,000 plants and shrubs and 5,000 trees and palms.

A global ocean color shift is underway, with greener waters near the poles and bluer seas in the tropics, impacting many ...

In the deep ocean, thousands of feet below the surface, it looks like it's snowing. At those depths, the water is filled with slowly drifting particles known as "marine snow," part of a never ...

In Singapore, a new plant will turn CO2 from seawater and air into the same material as seashells, in a process that will also produce “green” hydrogen ...

Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, ... could help blunt the effects of marine heat waves on ocean ecosystems. Skip to main content. Scientific American. April 17, 2024.