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The Blue Prescription spa programme at the Ritz-Carlton Maldives harnesses the health benefits of water. Angelina Villa-Clarke dives in

Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole.

Living in Manly is a dream for many, with its ocean views, fresh sea air, and peaceful coastal lifestyle. But there’s a hidden challenge that can spoil this beauty: plumbing problems. Salty air can corrode metal pipes, sandy soil can shift under homes, and during storm season, drains and sewers…

There's no end to the information that we can learn about our world. Curiosity can take you countless places, and fun facts can help you start conversations with all sorts of different people. But if you feel like you're running low on your random facts, we've got you covered, pandas.…

Science is supposed to make the world feel more understandable, but sometimes it does the opposite. Ancient viruses frozen in Arctic permafrost for tens of thousands of years are now waking up, prions in the brain can trigger unstoppable fatal diseases, and hidden CO₂ pockets in lakes could erupt without…

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and spanning both hemispheres of the globe. The Western Hemisphere sector of the ice sheet is shaped like a hitchhiker’s thumb – an apt metaphor, because the West Antarctic ice…

For Sydney to Hobart power couple Annika and Ian Thomson, clearing the ocean of rubbish is a mission many years in the making.

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what followed. How do communities rebuild after major events such as the tsunami, and other disasters…

A small, icy moon of Saturn called Enceladus is one of the prime targets in the search for life elsewhere in the solar system. A new study strengthens the case for Enceladus being a habitable world.

France has launched a new “strong marine protection zones” label across 63 sites in its waters – taking a concrete step towards a pledge made in June at the UN Ocean Summit in Nice.

Drone footage shows huge circle of swimmers and surfers in the ocean in latest outpouring of grief