A powerful milestone for our shared ocean is about to be achieved,” writes columnist. “The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty will go into effect on Jan. 17 after two ...

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

Scientists in Japan discovered microscopic fossils revealing that the North Pacific Ocean was once more interconnected. The ...

In recent decades, mangroves along the Atlantic coast of North America have expanded into areas traditionally dominated by ...

By every measure, shifting from fossil fuels to electrification, renewables, and energy efficiency and conservation is far ...

Using ocean current models and chemical analysis, a team explains how oily material managed to travel over 5,200 miles (8,500 ...

The discovery in northern Japan indicates that ocean circulation across the North Pacific was more interconnected than ...

At least six great white sharks, one of them a massive 13-foot, 1,400-pound female, have pinged in Florida waters since New ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of currents responsible for shuttling warm water ...

Researchers studied the Cape Darnley region of Antarctica to understand how shifting ice affects global ocean systems.

Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake ...