IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

As a result of human activities, the planet is changing at a rate unprecedented for at least thousands of years. These changes are affecting …

Caribbean countries growing at the cost of their ocean: report

The Caribbean Sea is a crucial resource for the 40 million people who inhabit the region’s small island states

It's time to speak up about noise pollution in the oceans

Noise is the "forgotten pollutant", but the good news is that unlike many other pollutants it can be switched off if we try

Making waves: the tsunami risk in Australia

Australia is surrounded by ocean, so it is not immune to the effects of tsunamis. But how significant is the risk?

Sea cucumbers most frequently trafficked marine species in India between 2015 and 2021: Analysis

Tamil Nadu recorded the highest number of marine wildlife seizures between 2015 and 2021, according to an analysis by Wildlife Conservation …

Perfect storm: What is the Fujiwhara Effect?

The world is seeing a rise in cyclonic formations and in cases of cyclones merging to form megacyclones, courtesy warming oceans

Sinking cities: Two ways to fight land subsidence

Artificial recharge and deep soil mixing are two techniques showing promise in rescuing sinking cities

Big business, children join Oceans Day celebration

The presence of big business representatives at the conference is significant to ensure their participation in ocean protection

It is time we protect our oceans

Oceans also drive the climate, and most importantly, they act as a buffer against climate change

Death metal: how nickel played a role in the world's worst mass extinction

A new study unravels evidence of a link between the genesis of nickel and the onset of the Great Dying some 250 million years ago

Missed opportunity: UN session to save biodiversity in high seas ends without consensus

Treaty would have led to rules for protecting marine biodiversity in 2/3 of the world’s ocean areas outside national jurisdictions

Oceans Great Dying 2.0: Mass extinction haunts oceans

Scientists warn an imminent mass annihilation of marine species similar to one 250 million years ago that wiped out most lives in oceans 

Whale of a tale? The stories about whales helping tackle climate change are overblown

We don’t know enough to say whales help carbon storage — and what we do know suggests the opposite

‘The ship has reached the shore’: The planet finally has a treaty to protect life in the high seas

The high seas are areas of oceans that lies beyond countries’ national waters. These are the largest habitat on Earth and home to …

World Tuna Day 2021: Tuna conservation is in humanity’s interests

The conservation of tuna helps in improving the marine ecosystem; the long-term sustainability of tuna and its relatives can only come from …

Blue growth essential to combat hunger, reduce poverty: FAO DG

African nations are increasingly realising the need to diversify beyond land-based activities and build their countries’ relationship with …

Tropical waters have turned green in colour, courtesy climate change: Study

The green hue comes from chlorophyll, a pigment that helps microscopic plant-like phytoplankton make food; change in ocean colour indicates …

Why a net-zero future depends on the ocean’s ability to absorb carbon

The oceans moderate the world’s climate through the absorption of heat and carbon. And just how much carbon the ocean will continue to …

Meet El Niño’s cranky uncle that could send global warming into hyperdrive

The IPO’s pattern is similar to El Nino, which has led climate scientists to think that the two are strongly linked

Oceans are warming twice as fast than the 1960s and it could get much worse

Top 2,000 metres of oceans have globally gained 351 zetta joules since 1958, finds study 

Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

These meadows provide a refuge for young fish, food for grazing sea turtles and manatees, and help to slow climate change by absorbing …

Plastic Peril

Waste management is key to keeping the oceans free of plastic waste, new research suggests

Save the seas: African countries appeal funding for oceans at UNEA5 as calls for action grow

Portugal and Kenya will co-host the second UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon June 27-July 1, where best practices for sustainability of marine …

Sea level changes that occurred 6,000 years ago may happen again; Southeast Asia at risk

Natural causes can further aggravate the effects of rise in sea level combined with human-assisted climate change

World ocean assessment warns of excessive pressures on ocean resources

The report has compiled environmental impacts of all human activities on oceans and warned that a failure to act quickly would pose the greatest …