Sea temperatures off Sydney are up to three degrees above normal for this time of year, making for ideal swimming conditions ...

Tim Kearns said he 'can't help but get excited' about the potential to map a new frontier with help from global leaders ...

As climate change, fishing and other human activities threaten marine ecosystems, scientists predict which areas are most ...

Last winter, the magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck miles off the California coast, prompting tsunami warnings for coastal ...

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

NOAA Ocean Exploration cruise uses multi-sonar beams to map an area of the Pacific Ocean's seafloor and ends up detecting a ...

The failure of the Gulf of Panama’s seasonal upwelling system has left scientists wondering what happens next.

All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans—often thousands of kilometers—and so fall under multiple countries' laws and conservation targets. They also ...

Think back, if you will, to your elementary school geography class. Looking at the world map, there are four recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. Bing, bang, boom; easy. Not ...

The maps of the world you’ve been looking at all your life are wrong and should be replaced, according to a group promoting a new map that more accurately shows Africa as the second largest continent.