Almost all life in the ocean depends on the upper waters where sunlight filters in, known as the photic zone – but new research suggests this narrow window of valuable marine light is shrinking in ...

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study. Professor Thomas Davies of the University of ...

The vast, sunlit waters of the ocean’s surface, known as the photic zone, nurture 90% of marine life. Sunlight and moonlight in this crucial region guide marine creatures and maintain global ...

More than one-fifth of the global ocean—an area spanning more than 75 million sq km—has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades, according to new research. Ocean darkening occurs ...

Researchers say more than a fifth of the planet’s ocean — which makes up 70 percent of the surface of the Earth — has been subject to the darkening process over the course of the past two decades. It ...

PLYMOUTH, England — Earth’s oceans are losing light, and it’s happening so fast that scientists are calling it one of the planet’s largest unnoticed habitat collapses. Over the past 20 years, an area ...

(NewsNation) — More than 20% of the Earth’s oceans have darkened over the last 20 years, potentially leaving some marine life in the dark, according to new research from the University of Plymouth.

Satellite data reveals 21% of oceans have darkened, affecting photic zones and marine life. Researchers warn of severe ...

A world map showing changes in global photic zones between 2003 and 2022. Reds indicate regions where the oceans are getting darker, while blues indicate regions where oceans are getting lighter and ...