Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

Cryopreservation technology preserves genetic coral diversity over decades and even centuries at Mote's Sarasota facility.

Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, ...

Ningaloo Reef, a World Heritage site off Western Australia's coast, is experiencing significant coral bleaching due to a ...

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that great whales' urine and feces, along with the bodies of deceased whales, benefit many coral reef ecosystems by creating food for ...

and many have coral reef ecosystems," says Joe Roman, a biologist at the University of Vermont, who co-led the new research. ...

The sediments deposited into the traps in the deep ocean aid in the formation of shallow water reefs, which in turn help in carbon capturing and storage. The study also highlights the role of shallow ...

The impact of hurricanes when they travel over land, or when they affect ships or oil-drilling platforms, are quite well ...

Hurricanes move massive amounts of sediment from shallow reefs to deep oceans, affecting ecosystems long-term.

The study, published in March in the journal Nature Communications, calculates that in oceans across the globe, great whales ...

In the sand surrounding coral reefs, the giant clam reigns supreme; they are massive, multi-colored, and statuesque. As the largest living bivalve mollusk, the giant clam acts as a lynchpin for its ...