Dozens of beaches across several states are closed or have health advisories in place due to elevated bacteria levels.

4.5 Trillion Cigarette Butts — the Biggest Man-Made Ocean Contaminant — Are Littered Each Year The Ocean Conservancy has collected more than 60 million cigarette butts from beaches since 1986 By ...

While we were busy with the COVID-19 pandemic, NOAA, U.S. Board on Geographic Names, National Geographic and the International Hydrographic Organization were pondering the world's oceans to make ...

Oceans are hugely complex systems, and forecasters need to incorporate an array of changes in ocean physics (waves, currents and interactions with the atmosphere), biology ...

Programme 4: Oceans and Climate. Gabrielle investigates the complex interaction between oceans and our climate, and asks whether they hold the key to protecting us from the devastating effects of ...

From global warming to overfishing and microplastics pollution, our oceans are under threat. In fact, a recent study found that one third of all marine life could become extinct within 300 years if ...

Dr. Helen Scales, marine biologist, writer and broadcaster, UK ”My big hope for World Oceans Day this year is for deep-sea mining not to be given the go-ahead. We don’t need this destructive ...

The four biggest moons of Uranus — Titania, Oberon, Ariel and Umbriel — may harbor salty oceans beneath their frozen surfaces, a new study suggests.