The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the ...

Marine microbes cooperate far more than they compete, reshaping how scientists understand ocean ecosystems and climate ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty ...

The ocean is continuously ventilated when surface waters sink and transport, for example, oxygen and carbon to greater depths ...

The High Seas Treaty has entered into force, establishing the first legally binding global framework to protect the ...

It's the first time the ocean has been factored into the cost of carbon.

The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest and most impressive giants in the ocean. With a flattened, ...

Oshen has signed contracts with multiple government agencies for its C-Star robots to collect ocean data autonomously.

Image In 2026, the ocean will make history. On January 17, a new treaty will enter into force. It offers hope of curbing the ...

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of ...