As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique environment around them. It began with a crack. A very, very large one. In late 2016, scientists spotted a rapidly growing ...

Planet Earth's sixth ocean has been spotted slowly emerging in what is a geological phenomenon. While experts have been researching our planet for many a generation now, they continue to learn new ...

Scientists have warned that the dangers of the collapse of a key Atlantic Ocean current that helps regulate the Earth's climate have been "greatly underestimated". In an open letter published ...

By Dana G. Smith The concept is simple and alluring: There are special regions around the world — called blue zones — where people regularly remain vibrant and active into their 90s and 100s ...

Ocean sciences span the physics, chemistry, and biology of marine systems. The field encompasses ocean circulation, energy dissipation, marine biology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, water mass ...

The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible above the crust Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A sample of ocean ...

It was during that journey that it took the coveted "Blue Riband" -- awarded to the passenger liner crossing the Atlantic Ocean in regular service with the record highest average speed -- from the ...

He is a board member of Nekton and Maldives Coral Institute, and advisor to Minderoo Foundation, Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and ... numbers therefore “blue-wash” the reality of ongoing ...

A bleached coral is not dead, but ocean temperatures need to cool off for any hope of recovery. At least 14% of the world’s remaining corals were estimated to have died in the previous two ...