Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according to new research. Satellite data shows that ocean waters are getting ...

Blue is the hallmark color of the sea. After all, many of the world’s most pristine bodies of water are famous for their alluring blue color. Yet, over the last two decades, over half of the Earth’s ...

Earth's oceans, known for their deep blue hue, could one day undergo color shifts, say scientists. A report based on a study published in Nature suggests that our oceans have not always been blue, and ...

The rich blue of the world’s oceans has been documented since time immemorial, but thanks to climate change, the poetic comparisons found in literature and music might soon lose their meaning.

A green ocean is a productive ocean; the light from the sun helps the phytoplankton — tiny ocean plants — to be productive. This production in turn drives ocean food webs. New research, published in ...