Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research. Satellite data shows that ocean waters are getting ...

To track the changes in ocean color, scientists analyzed measurements of ocean color taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite, which has been ...

For thousands of years, writers have come up with increasingly creative ways to describe the “wine-dark sea.” But a new study suggests that modern poets may be faced with a slightly different palette.

Changing ocean hues could bring some environmental blues, according to a new study from researchers at Duke and Georgia Tech. Using satellite data collected from 2003 to 2022, the researchers looked ...

A green ocean is a productive ocean; the light from the sun helps the phytoplankton — tiny ocean plants — to be productive. This production in turn drives ocean food webs. New research, published in ...

Beneath the surface of the ocean lies a world of color and mystery. On this dive, we encountered what might be the most ...