The contamination is largely tied to the Tijuana River, which carries untreated wastewater from Mexico into U.S. waters ...

The vast, deserted South Pacific is considered unspoiled nature. But this ocean is not as unspoiled as we would like to think. A new study by a group of researchers from ETH Zurich and the GEOMAR ...

Some of Southern California’s best-known beaches are facing repeated closures as sewage continues to contaminate coastal ...

Hundreds of Navy SEAL candidates became sick within a week of being exposed to contaminated ocean water at the Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) in Coronado, California, a report from the U.S. Department of ...

An estimated 171 trillion pieces of plastic are lurking in the world’s oceans, and plastic production is expected to triple by 2060 if no changes are made. This growth could result in a significant ...

Several popular California beaches are under a public health advisory due to elevated bacteria levels in ocean water. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an updated warning March ...

Cleaner air is making marine clouds dimmer and oceans warmer, revealing a climate trade-off called the "clean air paradox." ...

Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina on Friday posted a video on social media showing murky, sewage-contaminated water flooding city streets as surf surged across the southern California coast. "We have ...

New study shows how zinc from fossil fuel combustion is being transported on tiny aerosols to some of the most remote waters in the world ...