"It is now important to try to predict the risk." Scientists make never-before-seen discovery on deep ocean floor: 'We have virtually no idea what lives there' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The study, titled “Navigating Future Waters: The Resilience of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Under Climate Change,” found that as the ocean warms, bluefin tuna are likely to shift progressively northward ...

With fiscal year 2026 funding holding at $80 million for Sea Grant and $14 million for Sea Grant Aquaculture, and with new ...

The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and the risk of “point of no return” tipping points require humanity to swiftly ...

The question is no longer whether China will take part in global ocean governance, but whether it aims to shape it-- and potentially lead it.

Interest in the value of natural environments' carbon sequestration services has steadily increased over the past two decades. Consequently, there has been ...

New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost ...

There could soon be statewide guidance on how to tackle issues that shape marine policy and advise on habitat, wetlands and coastal resilience policies.

Mike Haridopolos announced $1.75 million in funding Wednesday afternoon for the Scaife Family Sea Turtle Care Complex at Brevard Zo ...

Environmentalists and scientists worry the state’s rapidly growing space industry will devastate nearby ecosystems, while fishing companies say space ...

The southern sleeper shark is a large, slow-moving species of deepwater shark typically found across the Southern Ocean from central Chile to the sub-Antarctic Islands. While it is well adapted to ...

Few living scientists have witnessed as much planetary change as the legendary  Sylvia Earle, who recently turned 90. A former Chief Scientist of NOAA, leader of the first all-female aquanaut team in ...