Ella McSweeney on a thoughtful man who lived a determined and visionary life as a conservationist and educator ...

Manhattan Beach, Mark McDermott, red tide, toxic algal bloom - b A toxic algal bloom in local ocean waters is causing a wave ...

A marine ecologist warns there could be “some sort of tipping point” if damage from over-harvesting sea life from beaches ...

Phytoplankton form the foundation of the marine food chain, and climate change is shaking that foundation. And while marine life depends on phytoplankton, sometimes it can create harmful blooms.

Thousands of US Department of Agriculture employees, including food inspectors and disease-sniffing-dog trainers, remain out ...

For the team, the research is just beginning, as a food chain has been reconstructed for very few fossil ecosystems. It may be possible to make further comparisons with other eras and locations, ...

Following January's wildfires, there have been reports of increased debris floating off the Southern California coast, including a viral video that showed a floating debris island off the coast of ...

Arctic kelp absorbs metals from melting glaciers, increasing mercury levels by 72%. This could harm marine life and fisheries ...

Beachgoers should watch out for debris and pay extra attention to water quality following rains, according to public health ...

One person still missing from cargo ship ‘carrying sodium cyanide’ that hit oil tanker - The Solong cargo ship was carrying ...

By coincidence, a research ship pulled up to Los Angeles as the deadly wildfires were burning thousands of homes, incinerating plastic, paint, asbestos and car batteries.