Sargassum plants are a nuisance on some beaches, but they are a shelter and a feast for a complex and amazing variety of marine life ... make the Sargasso Sea the first high seas marine protected ...

A new study found that microbes in the Sargasso Sea divide nutrients throughout their communities over time, supporting ...

A new database compiling over 400 sightings of a mysterious ocean phenomenon known as ‘milky seas’ could help scientists soon ...

Explore the phenomenon of glowing ocean events known as milky seas, created by bioluminescent bacteria visible from space.

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

Scientists have identified 866 new species as part of the Ocean Census, a global mission to protect and accelerate the discovery of marine life. The creatures include everything from a squat lobster ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet below the ocean surface and sustains life across our ...

For centuries, sailors have reported the eerie glow of "milky seas" — vast areas of ocean that shine at night like a soft ...