The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Pharmaceuticals are entering our waterways through various paths, including unmetabolized drugs excreted by humans into ...

Fresh research has revealed that marine animals are facing an unprecedented risk of extinction because of climate change and other human impacts, even in seemingly pristine coastal regions. The ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems. In June 2025, a study found that ...

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little attention ...

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