The ocean covers 71% of our planet's surface. And one particular underwater ecosystem provides a lifeline for life below water and life on land — coral reefs. 

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the UN Secretary-…

Editor's note: Arizona State University alumni are making a difference in every corner and community of the world, positively changing the lives of those they encounter. For National Military Appreciation Month, we’re sharing the story of a military…

After months of testing, an ASU-designed and -built instrument to measure the surface temperature of a moon of Jupiter has arrived at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. There it will join eight other instruments and become an integral part of the…

Earth is layered like an onion, with a thin outer crust, a thick viscous mantle, a fluid outer core and a solid inner core. Within the mantle, there are two massive blob-like structures, roughly on opposite sides of the planet. The blobs, more formally referred to as…

Arizona State University, through its partnership with Conservation International, joins the University of Washington and the Nippon Foundation to announce the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center. The Ocean Nexus…

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring…

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2024 graduates.

COVID-19 dramatically changed the…

Lekelia “Kiki” Jenkins has always loved nature. She grew up on the East Coast and spent her summers fishing and crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay. That passion led her to a career in ocean studies and…

The open ocean is a harsh place for newborn fishes. From the minute larvae hatch from their eggs, their survival depends upon finding food and navigating ocean currents to their adult habitats — all while avoiding predators. This harrowing journey from egg to home…

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring…