(KABC) -- Following January's wildfires, there have been reports of increased debris floating off the Southern California ... elevated heavy metals in the ocean. The immediate effect is a blackout ...

Los Angeles (CNN) — Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline ... Human-induced climate change makes unwanted changes to the ecosystem The toxin, domoic acid, is naturally present in the ...

“Allowing any country to sidestep agreed limits and fish freely undermines decades of hard-won international cooperation and ...

(KABC) -- Scientists say sea life off the coast of Southern California is in danger ... The algae may produce toxins, which can harm marine ecosystems and, in some cases, humans.

Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic.

An irrigation scheme will divert nutrient-rich, treated effluent water to crops instead of into sensitive waterways after a ...

What is not known, despite the millions of years that great white sharks have been alive, is where they are born or how many ...

“Milky seas could be a sign of something like a very good, healthy ecosystem ... such as the Indian Ocean Dipole and the El Niño Southern Oscillation, Hudson said. The regions where “milky ...

The Lobster House stands as an institution on Fisherman’s Wharf, where fishing boats unload their daily catch mere steps from your table. Their raw bar serves up oysters and clams so fresh they ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's inhabitants, from whales to krill to phytoplankton, face changes such ...

Krill is considered to be the largest animal biomass in the wild on Earth and is an important prey species for baleen whales and seabirds, making it a key species in the Antarctic marine ecosystem.

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...