The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

Nine small island states suffering the devastating impacts of climate change have appeared before the UN maritime court to seek a ruling that will say ocean-heating carbon emissions are pollution and therefore a violation of international law.

Aughris Head, County Sligo, Ireland: Surrounded by ocean, with its parents absent, no wonder it looked grumpy

The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre

INA's four-day training camps, 'Varuna' and 'Samudramanthan', concluded with 171 cadets, including 15 international trainees, testing their physical and mental strength. Activities included endurance runs, small arms firing, construction of rafts, obstacle courses, rowing and open ocean sailing. On the last day, cadets participated in a quadrathlon and a campfire.…

Years of almost non-stop marine heatwaves are stressing New Zealand’s kelp forests. But as we show in our new research, ongoing ocean warming is only one of several threats to these unique and important coastal seaweed ecosystems.

Space agency said potential finding of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18 b, produced only by life on Earth, is yet to be confirmed

As the U.S. races to build offshore wind power projects that will transform coastlines from Maine to South Carolina, much remains unknown about how the facilities could affect the environment

Why did a scientific research institute partner with a rogue submersible company?

Climate phenomena in India this year demonstrate complexity of precipitation system. Western disturbance, El Niño, and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) all affect monsoon, green water, and blue water, impacting food and water security. Central India's highlands are climate change hotspots, with water stress, declining monsoon, and increased intensity of rain…

Countries threatened by rising sea levels are asking a tribunal to decide on responsibility for pollution of the marine environment

The discovery was quite interesting because, although such spherules are distributed globally, it is not easy to recover them from the depths of the ocean bed – requiring a dredging operation with a powerful magnet.