Oceans

Underwater meadows have rapidly disappeared around the world, but new research suggests they may be the easiest coastal habitat to restore.

New upgrades to the collaborative ‘Marine Ecological Research Management AID’ can turn coral reef data into conservation action — just when it’s needed most.

Collisions between whales and ships have increased, but an effort to hear, see and predict whale behavior could help reduce fatalities.

Being able to forecast marine heatwaves could help minimize ecological and economic damage. But first, scientists need to better understand what's driving these events.

Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about how dangerous PFAS chemicals travel ocean currents and harm wildlife — and what that could mean for humans.

Timing is running short to develop an international framework to help prevent environmental harm to deep-sea life and to share resources equitably among nations, experts say.

Coastal mangrove forests help protect communities and habitats from storm surges, but sea-level rise could wipe them out.

Climate change is already leaving Southeast cities swamped. Experts from the Southern Environmental Law Center explain how communities are planning for a wetter future.

Subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries represent a previously unrecognized threat to many protected shark and ray species.

A collection of our best articles and essays about some the world’s most at-risk groups of species — and what we can learn from them.