Levels of lead and other heavy metals spiked in L.A.’s coastal waters after the January fires, raising serious concerns for the long-term health of the marine food chain.

The world’s oceans are on the edge of a mysterious and dangerous tipping point. A new report reveals that rising acidity levels, driven by human activity, are pushing marine life and the climate to ...

but merely broke it into smaller particles that may actually make the oil more toxic for some ocean life and ease its entry into the food chain. Catastrophic oil spills like Deepwater Horizon are ...

The result? A frightening phenomenon that's making seawater more acidic, spelling disaster for many marine animals, from plankton and coral up the food chain to sea stars, salmon, sea otters, whales — ...

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life ... This can have knock-on effects in the food chain, potentially impacting the other animals that rely on them for food, including whales and ...

To be chief scientist means Ashjian, 57, is the lead on answering the research question, “What happens at the shelf break of the Beaufort Sea and how does it affect the Arctic food web?” ...

Scientists are monitoring and studying ocean acidification using isotopic and other techniques to understand how it affects marine life and ecosystems and identify ... of contaminants throughout the ...

Plastic Reflectic is an art installation made out of plastic rubbish collected from the ocean. The plastic is ... t biodegrade and so it enters the food chain. The artist wanted to show how ...

In addition to fire contamination, California’s sea life is also under threat from ... "Species at each level of the food chain, from invertebrates to fish, birds, marine mammals and humans ...