Around the world, coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures, deteriorating water conditions, and diseases ...

Island building in the open ocean is not a modern idea. Cities such as San Francisco and Miami expanded their coastlines decades ago by reshaping shal.

The list of marine creatures whose exoskeletons are made of calcium carbonate is long. Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, shellfish, ...

The High Seas Treaty has entered into force, establishing the first legally binding global framework to protect the ...

In an astonishing new discovery off the coast of Australia, scientists have uncovered a species of sharks that are unlike ...

The ocean is full of surprises, and scientists are still finding creatures that seem almost unreal. From tiny reef animals to ...

Decades of coral mining and coastal erosion from rising sea levels threaten a series of vital islands in the Gulf of Mannar. Efforts are now on to save them.

For a long time, the idea of giant animals has mostly been tied to dinosaurs on land. Oceans feel different, quieter, even ...

Scientists studying Australia’s walking sharks found reproduction demands no extra energy, even under stress, raising new ...

Meet the walking shark, a species of shark that can walk on land, survive low oxygen environments, and reproduce without ...

South Africa’s newly released professional hunting statistics tell a story that is rarely stated plainly: trophy hunting is ...

In the far reaches of the Pacific, scattered east of Papua New Guinea, lies an archipelago that ...