Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known ...

Six high school students at the Alabama School of Math and Science are taking science to the sea. They are students from all ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge has halted Louisiana's first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick issued ...

Nitrogen limitation exacerbated the effects of ocean acidification on eukaryotic phytoplankton. Stations with deeper nitraclines (depth at which nitrate levels in the ocean begin to rise ...

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The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the ...

Image credits: Kenai Fjords National Park. You’ve heard of the butterfly effect — the idea that a tiny flap of wings can trigger a hurricane on the other side of the world. Now, imagine a ...