Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean.

Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

DEEP is building Sentinel, an underwater habitat designed for long-term ocean exploration. Learn how the innovation could change research.

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny organisms known as protists host ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will help predict endangered whale habitat, guiding ships along the Atlantic coast to avoid them. The tool is designed to prevent ...

In new research published this week, a team led by Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) scientists reveals that symbiotic bacteria often accompany single-celled protists in the ocean’s upper layer. Some ...

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.