Australian researchers captured a stunning scene that looks like something out of Finding Nemo. The drone the scientists used recorded approximately 64,000 green turtles migrating near Australia's …
Vast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019.
Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making “a mockery of the…
In a move that environmentalists warned could further imperil hundreds of endangered species and a protected habitat for the sake of profit, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation …
The ocean covers two-thirds of the planet and is vital for human well-being. It provides invaluable ecosystem services, contributes to global food security, and offers immense opportunities for…
Six years ago, during a global coral bleaching event and after the Port of Miami was dredged, endangered corals on Florida's coral reef began rapidly wasting away and dying. Their "mystery killer,"…
Phytoplankton play a crucial role in ocean biology and climate. Understanding the natural processes that influence phytoplankton primary production, and how they are changing as the planet warms, is…
Researchers are seeing an increase in nests as restrictions keep humans and harmful waste off beaches.
Marine life researchers in Florida say that coronavirus restrictions keeping humans and harmful…
One of the seven wonders of the natural world is suffering from back-to-back bleaching, with the third mass bleaching in five years.
The Great Barrier reef system covers over 2,300km (1,400 miles)…
The glory of the world’s oceans could be restored within a generation, according to a major new scientific review. It reports rebounding sea life, from humpback whales off Australia to elephant seals…
Research into ocean’s plankton likely to lead to negative revision of global climate calculations
The North Atlantic may be a weaker climate ally than previously believed, according to a study that…
Exclusive: Mass bleaching seen along Great Barrier Reef could mark start of global-scale event, expert warns
Rising ocean temperatures could have pushed the world’s tropical coral reefs over a…
The Great Barrier Reef has experienced a third mass coral bleaching event in five years, according to the scientist carrying out aerial surveys over hundreds of individual reefs.
With three days of…
Still poorly explored, the bottom of the oceans hosts many unknown species, evolved to survive the extreme pressure, low temperatures, lack of light and nutrients found there.
Save our Ocean, Protect our Future
The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is strengthening its efforts to mobilize, create…
The world's oceans act as a massive carbon sink trapping 50 times more than is in the atmosphere.
A global network of ocean sanctuaries is needed to help the seas store carbon and protect nature,…
Over one million seagrass seeds will be planted off of the Welsh coast to help prevent global climate change in a project by the WWF.
Seagrass grows in large meadows on the sea floor. It is home to…
Shipping, oil and gas exploration, military sonar, and underwater construction are all creating an enormous amount of noise that reduces the ability of whales, dolphins, and other marine wildlife to…
The UK Government has announced plans to increase the numbers of marine protected zones.
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has created 41 new marine conservation zones, marking the most significant…
Research finds even supposedly pristine region of the Pyrenees is polluted.
Microplastic is raining down on even remote mountaintops, a new study has revealed, with winds having the capacity to…
A new study has found that marine heatwaves (MHWs) are starting to affect global biodiversity.
The report, published in Nature Climate Change, has found that heatwaves in oceans are becoming more…