With a history of human occupation that goes back 5,000 years and chosen by UNESCO for protection, the Swedish island of ...

The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead marine zones, ... It causes vast algae blooms in summer, a process known as eutrophication that removes oxygen from the water, ...

Finland became the first country to ban cargo ships from dumping sewage and scrubber sludge in its waters. The Baltic may ...

The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead marine zones, ... It causes vast algae blooms in summer, a process known as eutrophication that removes oxygen from the water, ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of new giant viruses, or 'giruses,' in oceans worldwide, using advanced computer software. These viruses, found in ...

Algal blooms are ugly, stinky, and rapidly diminish any enthusiasm ... One of the major causes in the Baltic Sea is a process named eutrophication, likely originating from the Greek term eutrophos, or ...

Finland becomes the first country to ban cargo ship discharges of toilet wastewater and scrubber sludge in coastal waters.

A 2015 satellite photo captured a series of stunning "von Kármán vortices" swirling off Madeira and the Canary Islands. The ...

Such a discovery changes the way scientists think about the food chain in ocean ecosystems. Giant viruses can infect tiny ...