The marine biome is the world's largest and most diverse, covering 70% of Earth's surface. Learn about its plants, animals, and the threats it faces.

The ratio of nutrient elements in marine subsurface waters is much the same everywhere, even though biogeochemically distinct ocean biomes exist. A modelling study that includes mixing solves this ...

Climate change is one of the most powerful stressors threatening marine biomes. It is hoped that identifying areas of resilience will provide managers valuable decision-making guidance. A survey ...

While biomes on land have long been defined by climate, marine biomes have evaded clear categorization. "The oceans are a big black box," Katz said. "Scientists have traditionally seen depth ...

Last year, a report from the U.N.’s Inter­governmental Panel on Climate Change ... We have no idea how the ocean’s biome will function without them or what that will mean for our eco­system.

The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and ...

Humans have filled the world’s oceans with more than 170 trillion pieces of plastic, dramatically more than previously estimated, according to a major study released Wednesday. The trillions of ...

There are quite a few things that pose a threat to the ecosystem, and deforestation might be one of the worst offenders. Here ...

By Claire Asher This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part One. Humanity stands at a critical juncture in the climate emergency: ...

A warming climate can also throw plants off their usual tight schedule that keeps biomes as a whole running smoothly. Take the trees of the temperate forest biome.

A major system of ocean currents that ferries heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic could shut down far sooner than expected, per new predictions.

Of the two major aquatic environments, the freshwater biome is often overshadowed by its marine counterpart, Earth's largest and home to some of the weirdest, most wonderful wildlife on the planet ...