United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a long-awaited and elusive treaty to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity. Nearly two-thirds of the ocean lies outside ...

Human-induced climate change has already had a major impact on Earth's biodiversity. The habitat of many species—including those in the oceans—is disappearing, and invasive species are conquering new ...

The Philippines is the center of the center of shore-fish biodiversity.”  These words summarized Dr. Kent E. Carpenter’s study and appreciation of the country’s rich marine biodiversity in the Verde ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Adelaide has revealed that rates of future warming threaten marine life in more than 70% of the most biodiverse-rich areas ...

A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. Researchers have now been able to quantify how marine biota ...

Modern ocean biodiversity, which is at its highest level ever, was achieved through long-term stability of the location of so-called biodiversity hotspots, regions of especially high numbers of ...

Marine biodiversity encompasses the full range of life in the oceans, from microscopic plankton to large megafauna, and underpins ecosystem functioning and services vital to human well-being. Patterns ...

Marine biodiversity faces unprecedented pressures from overfishing, habitat degradation, pollution, invasive species and climate change. Conservation strategies have evolved from isolated reserves to ...

Marine scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and other organizations have begun a multi-year project to document and catalog invertebrates and algae found in California's ...

MANILA, Philippines — Grief and outrage swept through the scientific and conservation communities as calls for justice ...

Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated UN member countries for finalizing a text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...