By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species (46%) are currently threatened with extinction. A ...

The atmosphere is an important transport medium that carries microplastics to even the most remote parts of the world. These ...

Beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf is a hidden ocean – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea.

It's the first time the ocean has been factored into the cost of carbon. Scientists have factored damage to the ocean into the social cost of carbon for the first time -- finding it nearly doubles the ...

Life in the ocean runs on light. It fuels photosynthesis, shapes food webs and determines where many marine species can live.

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

Increasing acidity in the world’s oceans is changing the structure of sharks’ teeth and making them weaker, according to a ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The ocean is changing color, according to a new study led by Georgia Tech researchers. Areas near the poles are turning greener, while spots closer to the equator are getting ...

For over 400 years, sailors have reported a mysterious phenomenon in which the ocean appears to glow as far as the eye can see.Related video above: Check out this amazing video of a kayaker paddling ...

A long-running study recording changes to the marine environment near Bermuda has had its funding renewed until August 2028. The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences’ Currents newsletter said the US ...

For thousands of years, writers have come up with increasingly creative ways to describe the “wine-dark sea.” But a new study suggests that modern poets may be faced with a slightly different palette.

New evidence of ancient rivers suggests Mars may have been a "blue planet," thanks to an ocean spanning its entire northern ...