Reports indicate that the amount of plastic dumped into the world’s oceans ... One source notes: “At current rates there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 by weight, much ...

Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has remained a mystery. However, the SWOT satellite is changing that by doing ...

Middle East stock markets are tumbling as they struggle with the dual hit of U.S. tariffs and a sharp decline in oil prices.

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it feels like another planet – where creatures glow and life survives under crushing pressure. This ...

Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake are winding down, as rescue efforts get ...

The world needs massive amounts of critical minerals to power the transition to renewable energy and green technologies. It ...

The OECD’s report on the ocean economy reveals a doubling in value from $1 trillion in 1995 to $2 trillion in 2020, yet warns ...

A new effort using data from a NASA-led satellite is helping to change that, providing one of the most detailed maps of the bottom of the world's ... mountains affect ocean currents and can ...

This information helped ships map their routes ... which start in the Pacific Ocean and have huge impacts on global weather patterns. Agencies in other countries also monitor these patterns ...

The presence of a Chinese research ship comes after Beijing's warships circumnavigated Australia less than a month ago.

The ocean economy, which doubled in value ... acceleration and biodiversity loss are increasingly affecting countries around the world," it states. Tourism hit $1.06trl in 2019, falling to $ ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...