oceans

Picture this: It’s about 20 million years ago, and you’re inside the giant womb of an extremely pregnant Otodus…

Slavery is rampant on fishing vessels around the world. Just how rampant, though, is an open question, given the…

The impact of covid-19 lockdowns on wildlife living on land has been clear, but emerging research shows the quiet…

Never underestimate the power of one cell. That’s how many cells foraminifera—little sea creatures with striking…

After completing a rehabilitation process that has lasted years, Pepe, Lupita, and Juana are getting ready to go…

The oceans are facing a host of maladies, from acidification to sea level rise. Turning them into a ginormous liquid…

The oceans may seem vast and indomitable, and yet humanity has found a way to spread its influence over them. New…

The world is on track to triple the amount of plastic we dump into the ocean in just two decades. But if civic and…

A new study, published on Friday in Science, found that 18 percent of marine megafauna may go extinct within the…

NASA has created a new video game with a purpose.

The Great Barrier Reef is under threat by hot waters that have everything to do with our failure to take climate…

Marine biologists have found evidence of a previously unobserved deep-sea migration route more than 4,500 feet…

Observations of sharks swimming off the coast of Tahiti show the alarming degree to which fishing hooks remain…

The California Current is home to one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. It would stand to reason we…

Climate change is taking a toll on the ocean, and people are racing to save the seas. But a new study shows exactly…

Senator Elizabeth Warren envisions a future where our cars don’t run on gas but on the algae growing in our seas.…

Humans live on land, but it’s the watery parts of the planet that dictate our fate. The frozen ice at the poles and…

Special thanks to Darlene Lim of NASA’s Ames Research Center, Mike Malaska of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Jill…

THE SARGASSO SEA—Ana Paula, the Esperanza’s officer in charge of the crew and equipment, readies the great white…

There are two flavors of surprise: good and bad. Winning the lottery? Good. Extreme heat waves cooking the oceans…