The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth’s surface. The marine ecosystem is the largest and most abundant in the world. But most of the ocean is permanently dark and incredibly difficult to observe. As ...

This zone contains a vast amount of marine life, potentially over 90% of all ocean life, and supports important commercial and recreational fisheries. Creatures in the twilight zone help mitigate ...

Scientists at the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory found evidence that large portions of the world’s oceans are darkening, and the sunlit zone, vital for marine organisms, is ...

High water is seen on U.S. 101 in Tillamook in December 2023. Tillamook is among dozens of sites along the Oregon Coast where rising sea levels will cause repeat flooding by the end of the century, ...

More than one-fifth of the global ocean—an area spanning more than 75 million sq km—has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades, according to new research. Ocean darkening occurs ...