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Scientists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who have already used the vast troves of geolocation data from vessel-tracking systems to pinpoint where whales and other large marine animals ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences confirms that fossilized remains of marine invertebrates can accurately reflect the functional diversity of past ecosystems ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have already leveraged the vast troves of geolocation data from vessel-tracking systems to pinpoint where whales and other ...

The field of marine ecosystem services valuation has gained significant attention due to its importance in informing sustainability and environmental ...

The prospect of heat waves without end, increasingly destructive floods, relentless drought, rapidly rising sea levels, and ...

A whitish layer striating the Arctic cliffs of Spitsbergen provides exceptional testimony to the regenerative capacity of the living world. This accumulation of bones, 249 million years old, captures ...

A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The World War II shipwrecks scattered across Australian ...

Focusing on the regeneration of food resources, Nereid was conceived to encourage the growth of phytoplankton and filter-feeding shellfish, which form the foundation of the marine ecosystem's food ...