You're by the water's edge, observing a turquoise lagoon, then a little further away, you see an almost black sea at the foot of a cliff. Why does the ocean take on such different hues, from ...

If you've been in the ocean, you may have noticed that red objects tend to lose their color under water, and there's a good ...

Inspired by squid skin, scientists developed smart materials that shift color and infrared light - opening new paths for ...

Oceans Earth's oceans are growing darker, threatening marine life worldwide: study Research shows 21% of oceans globally have darkened over the past two decades, shrinking vital light-penetrated zones ...

The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean, but also changes its color. These changes have far-reaching ...

New research shows satellite data from NASA’s Ocean Color Web data portal reveals that 21% of the planet’s oceans had darkened between 2003 and 2022.

More information: Colleen R. Miller et al, A synthesis of the risks of marine light pollution across organismal and ecological scales, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (2023 ...