The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

A study of ancient flood records shows that recent extreme floods in Europe are not historically unique. Recent ...

Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding th ...

A recent study on the ancient glaciers of Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island has revealed important insights about how past climate ...

As the iceberg broke away from a glacier in early 2025, it opened a window into an ancient, untouched world beneath the ice.

With curators from mainland Japan, Taiwan and Okinawa, the festival was anchored by works from those three regions, with the ...

Found on the southern coast of Peru, this amphibious creature had a tail and hooves and was the oldest preserved fossil of ...

This is the midwater zone, a hidden ecosystem that begins 650 feet (200 meters) below the ocean surface and sustains life across our planet. It includes the twilight zone and the midnight zone, where ...

The majestic waka hourua Hinemoana is returning to Te Waipounamu, carrying a vital kaupapa: revitalising Māori and Pacific ...

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

A landmark excavation, set to conclude soon at Old City of Jerusalem church, has offered unprecedented historical insights.

A solitary hydroid, a small predator related to jellyfish, drifts in currents approximately 380 meters deep in the recently uncovered area. (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute) If food and ...