Scientists are divided on whether to continue investing in local efforts to protect threatened places and populations or shift much of that investment toward global efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions

Members of one octopus species take variations in skin texture to a whole new level

Study shows that local management provides a degree of insurance against global stresses, but there are likely higher temperatures that render the insurance ineffective

Researchers have devised a way to accurately estimate the weight of free-living whales using only aerial images taken by drones

Millions of plastic microfibers are shed every time we wash clothes that contain materials such as nylon, polyester, and acrylic

USC researchers have discovered that corals can pass on their reshuffled symbiotic algae, which may help their progeny withstand climate change.

Researchers hope the findings will provide necessary data to inform the debate around policies to reduce plastic in the marine environment

The massive 2018 eruption set off an unusual effect: An algae super bloom that stretched for miles and miles

Synchronized coral spawning has become erratic, endangering the long-term survival of coral species, Tel Aviv University researchers say

In the first experiment of its kind, scientists are looking at new ways to test how plastics degrade in water—which could be used to trial plastic alternatives