An election over the future of a United Nations-affiliated organization could determine whether the Pacific Ocean floor will soon be mined for metals used in electric vehicles.

A Georgia congressman has proposed a yearslong delay in changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish species.

Experts have interviewed fishers, tourism operators and recreational sea users in 50 marine protected areas to see how well any negative human impacts are being reduced.

Marine life in the water column depends on the right combination of water temperature, acidity, and oxygen levels, so creatures such as fish and plankton can be hard hit by large regional fluctuations in any of these parameters. When two, or even all three, are off-kilter, the environment can become...

How art and science can build hope for a threatened underwater species.

Species are already on the move as waters warm. Conservation plans need to take this into account.

Blue crabs with no natural predators have been disrupting prized shellfish populations on Italy’s coast. So revenge is on the menu

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Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas, going a step further than Greece's April decision by banning it in all territorial waters.

The movement of carbon between the atmosphere, oceans and continents—the carbon cycle—is a fundamental process that regulates Earth's climate. Some factors, like volcanic eruptions or human activity, emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Others, such as forests and oceans, absorb that CO2. In a w...

Seaweed has long been considered a healthy and enriching delicacy in many cultures. But with fish stocks under pressure it's becoming an important alternative source of revenue to traditional fishing and aquaculture in Europe. #Ocean

A three-year study found that the spiny lobsters’ urine scared off predatory worms and snails who snack on the delicate organisms

Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets

Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floods

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Marine researcher ‘devastated’ by widespread event that is affecting coral species usually resistant to bleaching

The huge temperature anomaly — which climate change alone is unlikely to explain — could be a bad sign for hurricane season.

The imminent mass coral reef bleaching event could be the world in the history of our planet, experts have warned.

Three new levels added by US Coral Reef Watch after ‘extreme’ unprecedented heat, with highest alert warning of ‘near complete mortality’

Fishing nets churn up carbon from the sea floor, more than half of which will eventually be released into the atmosphere

From intensifying wildfires to record-breaking floods year on year, the effects of climate change have manifested in devastating outcomes on ecosystems that threaten species worldwide. One such ecosystem in peril is coral reefs, which play a major role in sustaining biodiversity in the planet's ocea...

A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures.

If COP28 is to succeed, it must focus on the seas, argues Peter Thomson, the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean.

In French Polynesia, an ancient practice puts everyone in charge of protecting the sea.

TATEYAMA, Japan — The late summer heat was no concern for University of Tokyo professor Nina Yasuda and her student research team, who descended on Tateyama, an aging resort town on the southeastern tip of Tokyo Bay, armed with snorkels, flippers, GPS devices and tools for DNA analysis one early Sep...

Explore the DUST Multiverse on our App: https://bit.ly/DUSTChannel In the year 2029, a marine biologist and her aquatic engineer husband fight to survive after a global cataclysm strikes, separating them from their spectacular underwater habitat. "Oceanus" by Jeffrey Morris Starring Sharif Atkin...

Research published in Nature warns that rising seas will devastate coastal habitats, using evidence from the last Ice Age.

A team of scientists are getting creative about how to provide these underwater gardens with the best chance of survival against global warming, starting with coral found in Sydney Harbour.

Scattered through Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, the Bajau are a semi-nomadic tribe of fishers with extraordinary freediving skills. Research has shown that their anatomy has evolved to help them remain underwater for a longer time. The Bajau’s traditional respect for their environment s...

Coral reef nurseries are being moved to deeper waters—or back into giant tanks on land.