Conservation measures can be designed in ways that improve nutrition and health of people.

The scientists’ wide-scale acoustic mapping technique could help track vulnerable keystone species.

Measuring the ‘ecosystem services’ that the ocean provides is difficult, but an essential step to understand how best to protect marine ecosystems.

Smellscapes of the sea are multi-layered - they are shaped by interactions between water, marine life and environmental conditions.

As climate change accelerates sea-level rise and intensifies storms, marsh-fronted seawalls can provide an economical coastal defense, MIT engineers report.

Since 2022, the network of global ocean-protected areas has grown by only 0.5% to 8.3%.

Animals like whales that hunt in the dark depths of the ocean using sonar may not be able to tell junk from squids, researchers find.

Since 2022, the network of global ocean-protected areas has grown by only 0.5% to 8.3%.

8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and its potential health effects.

Some cities are building huge gates and barriers to counter the flood risk from estuary urbanization. But putting nature to work in a big way might be more effective.