Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a ...

Bethany Kolody prepares water samples aboard the NOAAS Ronald H. Brown, during the P18 GO-SHIP voyage from Easter Island to Antarctica in the Sout ...

Oceans comprise about 96.5% of the water-covered surface (71%) of the Earth. Surprisingly, the salinity of these huge bodies ...

Contrary to predictions, the surface waters around Antarctica are becoming saltier, a phenomenon that worsens ice melt. This ...

Authorities are asking for stricter wildlife regulations in Queensland after residents were caught interacting with a massive ...

New international research led by Professors Willy Baeyens and Yue Gao of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), published in ...

The destiny of Thwaites Glacier, known as the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ is not a distant Antarctic issue it is an international one, with the prospect of increasing sea levels by as much as 65 centimeters ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Researchers and hatcheries are exploring new ways to protect shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, although Trump budget cuts ...

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.