Oceans

Besides the criminal trial that wrapped up on Friday, the state responded with increased regulation and opposition to new drilling.

• By Francie Diep

Australian group Reef Design Labs submerged a 3-D-printed artificial coral reef last month in the Maldives, with the hope that this advanced engineering method will help coral regeneration efforts.

• By David Klinges

A recent paper found that rich nations are catching the vast majority of fish, even in the waters of lower-income countries, but doubts about the study's conclusions remain.

• By Alastair Bland

The International Seabed Council once again failed to come to an agreement over the rules to govern the practice of mining valuable resources in deep ocean habitats.

• By Todd Woody

The House voted Wednesday to extend the program that oversees removal and prevention of plastics in the nation's waterways.

• By Emily Moon

This area of the Atlantic has been known as a nursery for the apex predator for decades, but no one has attempted to study these sharks' movements—until now.

• By Erik Hoffner

Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., took the first steps toward banning plastic straws in the nation's capital on Tuesday.

• By Emily Moon

Another company joins the movement to reduce consumption of plastics that pollute oceans and harm marine life.

• By Emily Moon

Global Fishing Watch, a non-profit group, is using new technology to fill in a major gap in its monitoring data.

• By Alastair Bland

We spoke with surfing sage Steve Hawk about how the new breed of artificial wave pools may reshape the soul of the sport.

• By Zachary Slobig

Without action, there will be more plastic than fish in the world's ocean by mid-century.

• By Kate Wheeling

Instead of shaming disabled consumers who rely on straws, let's hold producers of plastic financially responsible for their waste.

• By David M. Perry

Mantis shrimp eyes are unlike those observed in any other animal, both mechanically and optically, leading researchers to wonder how they could spur technological advancement.

• By Paul Tullis

Lionfish are non-native invaders introduced to Florida waters 30 years ago that have since proliferated to pestilent levels and unleashed an ecological crisis that is only getting worse

• By Alastair Bland

A new study finds coral reefs are sounding less like suitable homes to baby fish.

• By Rebecca Worby

Researchers found a nearly oxygen-less dead zone the size of Florida in the Arabian Sea.

• By Rebecca Worby

As a result of rising ocean temperatures coral bleaching is becoming more common, and it's causing a biotic homogenization of local fish populations.

• By Todd Woody

The massive amounts of plastic trash in marine environments may be leading to toxic metals entering the food chain.

• By Danielle Beurteaux

A new initiative is exchanging the alleviation of national debt for government initiatives aimed at preserving marine ecosystems.

• By Ian Evans

With more than 90 percent of the world's plastic going unrecycled, garbage patches the size of Mexico are cropping up around the world. Can they ever be cleaned up?

• By Rebecca Renner

Scientists are studying the stomachs of Alaskan seabirds to discover the extent to which plastic pollution is impacting wildlife and human populations in the Aleutian Islands.

• By Yereth Rosen

On the latest episode of Pacific Standard's podcast about how our stories are made, staff writer Kate Wheeling and digital director Max Ufberg sit down with KCRW's Jonathan Bastian.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
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Due to increasing threats faced by seafood stocks, a few prominent scientists are advocating for the end of seafood consumption.

• By Erica Cirino

New research shows the extent to which our dependence on plastic is infecting, damaging, and killing coral reefs from Thailand to Australia.

• By Todd Woody