“Sharks of the Dead Zone,” which premieres at 9 p.m. Friday as part of Discovery’s Shark Week, sounds a bit frightening. And it is, if you care about the health of our planet. The host of the special ...

The Gulf of America’s “dead zone” has shrunk significantly this summer, with scientists measuring a hypoxic area of just over 4,400 square miles — roughly a third smaller than last year and far less ...

For decades, an oxygen-depleted "dead zone" that is harmful to sea life has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico in a region off Louisiana and Texas. This year, it's larger than average, federal scientists ...

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...

Did you know there's a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico? No, we're not talking about the 1983 sci-fi horror film, or the early 2000s sci-fi TV series. This one is very much real. For decades, ...

(The Center Square) – A low-oxygen “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico was larger than average and what was predicted, a recent survey found. The “dead zone” with little to no oxygen can kill fish and ...

Bull sharks use the Indian River Lagoon as a nursery. Juveniles live in the lagoon for up to 8 years before moving to the ocean. A Shark Week crew found one dead and one diseased bull shark. Shark ...

A so-called "dead zone" the size of Connecticut is set to wreak havoc in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has forecast. The above-average ...

The Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone remains within averages, according to a new report. An increase of nitrogen from things like polluted runoff and algae blooms, reduce oxygen levels and create dead zones.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Scientists released findings showing that the Gulf dead zone west of the Mississippi River is around 4,772 square miles. The dead zone is an area of low to no oxygen that can kill ...