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.

Storms fuel blooms of marine plants Date: November 3, 2015 Source: National Oceanography Centre Summary: Autumn storms help the ocean absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and stimulate marine life by ...

To find out if marine plants do as well, Mohr’s colleagues plucked whole Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) from Fetovaia Bay off the southwest coast of Elba and brought them to the lab. First, they ...

Sea creatures pollinate marine plants and algae, surprising scientists. Once thought to be a land-only phenomenon, pollination may have existed in the ocean millions of years before terrestrial ...

Yet, how marine plants obtain the nitrogen they need to grow has not yet been fully clarified. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, ...

A marine biologist deploys sensors to continuously measure the seawater’s dissolved CO 2 concentration, pH, temperature, and salinity along a gradient in Shikinejima, Japan. Image by Marco Milazzo.

Florida's Red Tide Is Decimating Marine Plants. Published Apr 03, 2023 at 6:16 AM EDT Updated Apr 03, 2023 at 6:17 AM EDT. By . Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK.

The Marine Park Alliance will plant non-flammable plants after Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Rescue responded to an unprecedented number of wildfires over the last six months.

Sea vegetables are transforming the way we think about food, nutrition, and sustainability. These nutrient-dense marine plants, long cherished in Asian cuisine, have surged in popularity across ...