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Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

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New research from the University of California, Davis, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Texas A&M University reveals that ...

The ocean needs help – overfishing, pollution and climate change are serious problems. Individuals can take action to help.

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Delegates from around the world convened in Nice, France, last week to discuss a range of ocean priorities, including the ...

UN Ocean Conference spotlighted Marine Protected Areas, but US leadership is key to turning global pledges into lasting ...

Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: ...

A century-old mystery of a stubborn cold patch in the North Atlantic is finally being unraveled. A new study links this anomaly to a long-term weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

The latest stories from our Planet or Plastic? series—a multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis.