Inside a cave on the coast of Northern Norway, researchers have identified the bones of 46 species of mammals, birds and fish ...

The MARHAB project examines fish stocks and food webs to enhance ecosystem considerations in EU fisheries policy ...

WILLOW, Alaska—Corey Ercolani pulled a northern pike from a gillnet and slit its belly with a knife. Inside its guts lay fresh evidence of a growing biological crime: a dead juvenile salmon. A coho, ...

In the ocean's twilight zone, where the reach of the Sun fades to nothing, an epic migration begins every time night falls. It could also have an outsized effect on our climate.

Octopus, squid, and cuttlefish aid marine food webs and carbon storage, revealing how climate change reshapes oceans and ...

This extreme polar region holds roughly 20 per cent of the world's freshwater, drives global weather patterns, and safeguards ...

Viruses play a major role in the functioning of ecosystems. They profoundly influence the dynamics of microbial communities, flow of matter and global biogeochemical cycles. Yet despite their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A little-known process on the Arctic seafloor is coming into focus as sea ice retreats, and scientists say it ...

In the harsh Arctic tundra, where winter temperatures can plummet to -40°C and below, life seems almost impossible. Yet, against all odds, several species of spiders have adapted remarkably to survive ...

An irreversible shift in the chemical makeup of the Arctic Ocean driven by climate change is disrupting the region's food chain, a study suggests. Widespread loss of Arctic sea ice has led to a sharp ...

An irreversible shift in the chemical make-up of the Arctic Ocean driven by climate change is disrupting the region’s food chain, a study suggests. Widespread loss of Arctic sea ice has led to a sharp ...

Polar bears, the iconic white giants of the Arctic, are facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens their very existence. As apex predators adapted specifically to life on sea ice, they rely heavily ...