Environment ❯ Ecology

Marine Ecology

Algal Blooms Coral Reefs Coastal Ecosystems Biodiversity Harmful Algal Blooms Marine Mammals Pollution Sargassum Oil Spills Impact of Pollution

Sargassum Blankets South Florida Beaches as NOAA Shifts to Daily, Higher-Resolution Tracking

Officials escalate daily cleanups to protect public health.

Thousands of Blue ‘By-the-Wind Sailors’ Wash Ashore at San Francisco’s Baker Beach

Satellite Images Reveal Spreading Oil Spills Across the Persian Gulf

Groups Sue to Block Trump Approval of BP’s Kaskida Deepwater Project

Early Sargassum Surge Hits Quintana Roo Beaches as Easter Travel Nears

Stricken Russian LNG Tanker Enters Libyan Rescue Zone as EU Warns of Imminent Ecological Risk

Rare Drone Footage Shows 100-Plus Bacota Sharks Off Río Negro Under Scientific Review

All Sperm Whales Stranded Off Denmark's Fanø Found Dead

Salvage of 'Ethel von Brixham' Completed Off Cuxhaven After Hull Splits in Lift

Baltic Sea Hits 140-Year Low as Scientists See High Odds of Major North Sea Inflow

Global Study Finds 2014–2017 Bleaching Damaged Over Half of Reefs as New Mass Event Continues

Porpoise Buzzes Drop Up to 45% Near Boats, Peer-Reviewed Danish Study Finds

Baltic Sea Hits Record Low, Raising Odds of Major North Sea Inflow

Rare 'Ghost' Jellyfish Filmed Off Argentina as Expedition Maps Largest Known Bathelia candida Reef

Invasive Comb Jelly Spreads in Venice Lagoon, Pressuring Fisheries and Prompting EU Appeals

12-Year-Old Nico Antic Dies After Sydney Harbour Shark Attack

28-Year Study Finds Gulf of St. Lawrence Whales Shift From Krill to Fish as Diets Diverge

Sydney Shuts Northern Beaches After Four Shark Incidents in 48 Hours

Fresh Satellite Images Reveal Sargassum Belt Spanning Africa to the Americas

Brazil’s Sambaqui Sites Push Organized Whaling Back 5,000 Years