The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

Unchecked groundwater extraction and climate change have dried continents significantly over the past 22 years, with 101 countries now losing fresh water to the ocean, research reveals.

A new electric motorsport championship is making an ambitious pitch to bring electric engines to the ocean — and Will Smith, LeBron James and Tom Brady are along for the ride.

In Ust Kamenogorsk, 400km from Kazakhstan’s remote Katon Karagay National Park, a restaurant known as "the gateway to Katon" offers travellers a unique mix of regional cuisine, cultural history, and practical travel advice.

Commercial fishing that recently resumed in a vast protected area of the Pacific Ocean must halt once again after a judge in Hawaii sided with environmentalists challenging a Trump administration rollback of federal ocean protections

French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth’s oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet’s carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life in remote waters to understand how these drifting ecosystems evolve – and…

With a boutique vibe, private lagoon, and ample opportunity for adventure, IHG group’s first Maldives outpost is world-class, says Elliot Wagland

Faded items dating back to 1950s have been found on Italian beaches, underscoring plastic’s problematic longevity

This swimming sea cucumber looks like a chicken carcass, eats poop floating in the water and uses defecation as a means of propulsion.

Marine scents that capture the complexity of the ocean

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

Joseph Volm died in August 2023, when he was dragged into the ocean by a rip current