As coral reefs struggle to adapt to warming waters, high levels of pollution and sea-level rise, ballooning sea-urchin populations are threatening to push some reefs in Hawaii past the point of recovery.

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard natural communities in a changing environment.

New study shows how marine plankton responds to changing ocean conditions using lipidomics and data science tools.

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe. 

Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. 

Just over 60 miles from Phoenix, along U.S. Route 60, lies the Hassayampa River Preserve.

A new international study led by researchers at Tulane University shows that the El Niño and La Niña climate patterns affect nearly half of the world's mangrove forests, underscoring the vulnerability of these vital coastal ecosystems to climatic shifts.

Temperatures around the world continue to rise – and the North Sea is no exception.

Coastal wetlands play a vital role in absorbing carbon from the atmosphere and reducing the impacts of storm surge.

In the early 1800s, pirate Jean Lafitte smuggled goods and slaves through Louisiana’s muddy coastal waters, navigating the bayous, bays, and lakes up to New Orleans.