Scientists have discovered a newly identified marine fungus that can infect and kill toxic algae responsible for harmful ...

After starting her PhD studies in 2018, Monica Thukral would go for a swim off the coast of San Diego two to three times a week. The regular, physical connection with the waters helped to anchor her ...

A common type of ocean algae plays a significant role in producing a massively abundant compound that helps cool the Earth's climate, new research has discovered. A common type of ocean algae plays a ...

This project was funded by the European Space Agency. Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust ...

For International Women and Girls in Science Day, the museum’s Ocean Portal spoke with “Her Deepness” about science, seaweed and the planet’s future Danielle Olson Hidden from public view at the ...

For the first time and with help from artificial intelligence, researchers have conducted a comprehensive study of global floating algae and found that blooms are expanding across the ocean. These ...

I’ve spent hundreds of days at sea. In the high winds and towering waves of the Southern Ocean around Antarctica, I have worked alongside fellow ocean scientists to understand the impacts of climate ...

Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics are all over the environment and even inside human bodies. Researchers have found a type of bioengineered algae that can clean up these pesky particles.