Marine heatwaves can jam the ocean’s natural carbon conveyor belt, preventing carbon from reaching the deep sea. Researchers studying two major heatwaves in the Gulf of Alaska found that plankton ...

Earth's climate has fluctuated between cold and warm periods for millions of years. During the so-called "lukewarm ...

Unfortunately, many species of phytoplankton build shells and may struggle as the oceans relentlessly acidify. These ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of ...

A new study has discovered a connection between hurricane size and warm spots in the ocean. It could help forecasters to predict the impact of these damaging storms. Hurricanes grow bigger and quicker ...

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth ... that could hold insight into how past human societies navigated sea level rise and what we might do facing the same problem in the future," said Trethewey.

The high seas treaty is the first legal framework aimed at protecting marine biodiversity in international waters.

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Unlike the Sangam in Prayagraj, where the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati merge into one sacred flow, there are places on Earth where mighty water bodies meet but stubbornly refuse to mix ...