Science articles in The New York Times often point to original research articles published in peer-reviewed journal. In this example, the article references and links to one in Environmental Research Letters.
Peer-reviewed article published in Environmental Research Letters. This is an open access journal meaning that you don't have to subscribe in order to access the journal's content.
A news article can lead to a research topic. Further reading about seagrass and carbon capture points to possible search terms such as blue carbon or carbon sequestration, carbon capture, or carbon storage.