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

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 ...

Historically, there have been 4 oceans. Historically, there have been four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. It's official: Gulf of Mexico is now the Gulf of America, at least in ...

Oceans around the globe have become darker over the last two decades, leaving researchers fearful for their marine inhabitants, according to a new study. Primary Menu Sections. US News.

Sea Surface Temperatures are rising 4.5 times faster than 2019 levels due to increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, threatening ecosystems, human lives, and the economy.

A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon ...

The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) will double to $2.5 billion its investments in protecting the oceans and supporting sustainable marine economic activities, it said on ...

More than 20% of the Earth's oceans have darkened over the last 20 years, according to University of Plymouth research. Affected swaths of ocean are roughly the same size as Africa, China, Europe ...

The use of land for agriculture and forestry makes a significant contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, while practices such as reforestation and large-scale nature restoration may help to ...

The UN Ocean conference has been heralded a success, with more countries ratifying a key treaty to protect marine life and ...