While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion.

The third U.N. Ocean Conference, or UNOC, began in Nice, France, earlier today, with France and Costa Rica serving as co-hosts of the gathering aimed at protecting the world's oceans. Atop the ...

Rising ocean temperatures in 2025 worsened global warming impacts, increasing extreme weather and threatening marine life ...

In 2025, the ocean absorbed an extra 23 zettajoules of heat energy in 2025, breaking the ocean heat content record for the ...

Marine conservationist Callum Roberts explains the significance of the new high seas treaty, and the grey areas it still ...

Earth’s oceans reached their highest heat levels on record in 2025, absorbing vast amounts of excess energy from the ...

A recent worldwide study led by researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory finds that more than 20 per cent of the world’s oceans, equating to about 75 million square ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific’s basin is uniquely low, which ...

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. "The oceans do a lot of the ...

Without the world’s oceans, Earth would just be another rock hurtling through space. As surfers we’ve figured out how to have a hell of a lot of fun in the water, but of course, there’s much more to ...

Oceans help sustain life on Earth, but the tipping point is near, experts said. Oceans do so much to sustain life on Earth, including bearing the brunt of global temperatures that have been steadily ...

First Place Winner, Wonder: What Sustains Us category, Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Bearing the theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us,” the winning images of the 2025 12th annual United Nations ...