The world's oceans are shifting beneath us in ways that researchers say have no real precedent in the modern record. The ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific’s basin is uniquely low, which ...

June 8 was UN World Oceans Day, and this year's theme is "Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us." One researcher who has spent years exploring these wonders is Vicki Ferrini, a marine geophysicist and a ...

A recent worldwide study led by researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory finds that more than 20 per cent of the world’s oceans, equating to about 75 million square ...

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. "The oceans do a lot of the ...

The global ocean heat content increased yet again in 2025, further raising the risk of catastrophic storms, sea-level rise, and coral bleaching. Reading time 3 minutes It would take roughly 365 ...

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas is more than 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, but local actions still affect the health of the world’s water. “Our waterways end up going to the ocean,” said Dennis ...

First Place Winner, Wonder: What Sustains Us category, Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Bearing the theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us,” the winning images of the 2025 12th annual United Nations ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The striking eye of a humpback whale named Sweet Girl peers at the ...