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.

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

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 ...

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species. Biologists have launched a database of marine animals’ body sizes that they say could help ...

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 ...

Sustainable harvesting practices are becoming increasingly important as demand grows, ensuring that our newfound appreciation for ocean plants doesn’t harm the marine ecosystems that produce them.

It’s where tiny ocean plants called phytoplankton grow each spring, and these phytoplankton feed many fish and other marine animals. 10 facts about the remote island known as the ‘Hawaiʻi of ...