Foraminifera are single-celled marine organisms with a calcareous shell. They not only provide evidence of past habitats, but ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

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 ...

The deep sea, covering approximately 65% of Earth's surface, has long been considered a biological desert. In this extreme ...

A research team led by Sam Purkis, a professor and chair of the Department of Marine Geosciences at the University of Miami, used remotely operated submersibles and deep-sea probes to explore the ...

Once the toxin is produced, smaller fish can eat the algae. Bigger animals like sea lions can then become sick from the contaminated fish. Once ingested, the toxin can cause severe symptoms and ...