according to Boston College Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Xingchen “Tony” Wang, a lead author of the report. Better understanding ocean dead zones in the past, may help ...

Even during a usual year, the dead zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico is the largest in North America and the second largest in the world, according to data collected by environmental groups. The ...

Scientists led by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have discovered dead zones in a place where they least expected them: the Caribbean. More specifically, the tropics. Dead zones are ...

The dead zone in the Chesapeake Bay, where there’s low oxygen for underwater life, was near its average size in 2024, according to new data from the Chesapeake Bay Program. The dead zone is the area ...

Solutions for protecting Door County waters from growing pollution and oxygen depletion Lurking beneath the surface of the ...

Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek ... target being an uphill struggle. Most dead zones form annually each summer due to changing environmental conditions. Warmer waters hold ...