In the lowest place on Earth, a sea is rapidly dying — and no one can agree how to save it

As humans deplete its water source and climate change accelerates, the Dead Sea is drying up, leaving salt formations and ...

Earl of Bute's Highcliffe estate and moving path illusion

Explore the incredible true story of a British Prime Minister who used his wealth to create fake paths and hide his shrinking ...
Earth.com

Ancient warming pushed seagrass into colder seas, and the same story may be starting again

Seagrass fossils show ancient meadows moved toward the poles during warm periods, offering clues for today’s warming oceans.
La Brújula Verde

The Oldest Marine Fossils in Madrid Found in the Sierra Norte: The Area Was Under the Sea Before the Supercontinent Pangaea

A team of researchers from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Oregon But Not Forgotten: How Sea Otters Once Protected the State’s Kelp Forests

For Sea Otter Day, learn how a suite of specimens featured in the museum’s upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition illustrate ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For Sea Otter Day, a Historic Skull in the Museum’s Collection Reveals How these Cuddly Creatures Once Protected Oregon’s Kelp Forests

A suite of specimens featured in the museum’s upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition illustrate the intertwined nature of sea ...
Earth.com

Atlantic sea caves look protected, but scientists found a fragile world inside

A scientific study reveals that Atlantic marine caves are fragile ecosystems affected by the constant pounding of the waves.

Scientists Just Confirmed What’s Driving Sea Level Rise And It’s Alarming

Earth’s oceans are rising at nearly twice the pace seen in the 1960s, fueled by warming water and accelerating ice melt.