Although the Pacific is currently the world's largest ocean, "it's getting smaller" as the Atlantic gets bigger, Lam noted.

More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week.

Oceans may cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, but we have better maps of the moon than we do the seabed. There are good reasons for that: The ocean floor is obscured, and the harsh ...

Noise pollution from deep-sea mining carries an invisible risk for sea life, warn researchers, urging greater transparency ...

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies ...

Oceans may cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, but we have better maps of the moon than we do the seabed. There are good reasons for that: The ocean floor is obscured, and the harsh ...

Sea ice could extend as far south as the UK if a crucial system of ocean currents collapses, a new study has found. - Kerem Yücel/AFP/Getty Images ...

The collapse of a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents could push parts of ... The scientists have created an interactive map to visualize the impacts of an AMOC collapse across the globe.

In the town that built orange crushes (which is now Maryland’s official state cocktail), Ocean City is also the vacation destination where many in the mid-Atlantic flock to in the summer with family ...

The parish priest, who is also well known in the community for surfing and swimming in the open ocean, said this rescue was “a little scarier” than his first one almost five years ago.

You might think you know all of Earth’s continents, but there’s one that has remained hidden for millions of years. Zealandia ...