The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and holds roughly 50 times the amount of carbon found in the atmosphere.

The vast, deserted South Pacific is considered unspoiled nature. But this ocean is not as unspoiled as we would like to think ...

Silicon Valley’s AI boom may be heading out to sea. Tech investors are pouring more than $200 million into a futuristic plan ...

For decades, Antarctica seemed to defy global warming. Since satellites began monitoring the poles in the late 1970s, the ...

The accumulated floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is 620,000 square miles — nearly twice the size of Texas. One group is trying to clean up the more than 100,000 tons of ...

This enigmatic orb has undergone extensive examination and DNA testing, enabling scientists to reveal its true origins ...

Can you imagine spending your entire life without ever touching the floor? Well, that’s the reality for this octopus. Pelagic ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth's surface, yet remarkably, we’ve explored only about 5% of it. Despite this mystery, what we do know reveals just how vital — and ...

Inside a former convent on an island, immersive artworks invite visitors to “stretch their sense of self to include the ...

From Oregon to Washington, gray whales migrating north are stranding dead at higher-than-usual rates this spring, according ...