A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were a natural paradise. Fishing boats bobbed on the waves as geese flocked overhead. Beneath the surface, miles of seagrass gently swayed in the surf, making ...

Sea grasses, which grow in underwater meadows along many coastlines, are essential to the well-being of many marine species. But they are sensitive to pollution and sudden explosions of underwater ...

Seagrasses, which deliver irreplaceable "ecosystem services" to the world's coastal oceans, are in serious trouble, yet the public remains largely unaware of their problems and significance, says a UC ...

A vast, mostly invisible ecosystem shapes life on Earth, from the food we eat to the air we breathe. And the more scientists learn, the more they say it’s in trouble Photographs by Shane Gross; Text ...

Researchers sampled seawater factors from the U.S. West Coast to study ocean acidification levels. They found that seagrass photosynthesis rates are natural carbon sinks. Ecosystem reforestation is ...

BOSTON — For a lawn that helps the environment — and doesn’t need to be mowed — look to the ocean. Meadows of underwater seagrass plants might lower levels of harmful bacteria in nearby ocean waters, ...

Even though sharks are often revered as large, scary fish with massive teeth made for eating beach-goers and ocean swimmers, science continues to show that they’re not as evil as they’re made out to ...

As oceans warm and organisms that feed on seagrasses move north, they could overgraze parts of the Gulf of Mexico, including areas in the greater Tampa Bay region. This finding comes from a ...

Caribbean seagrasses provide about $255 billion in services to society annually, including $88.3 billion in carbon storage, according to a new study. The study has put a dollar value on the many ...

Seagrasses are a small group of around 60 flowering plants that mainly live in shallow waters from the tropics to the arctic. Although seagrasses are often confused with seaweeds, they are two very ...