The oceans take up around 10% more of humanity’s carbon emissions than previously thought. This uptake slows global warming but worsens problems such as ocean acidification 1. Researchers think ...

Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made a compelling case that Earth’s oceans were once ...

Earth’s oceans are the hottest they have been in modern history, by an unusually wide margin. Daily Average Sea Surface Temperatures. July 31, 2023. 69.8° F. 69.5° F.

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.

The world's oceans are close to becoming too acidic to properly sustain marine life or help stabilize the climate, a new report said on Monday. The report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate ...

Earth’s oceans may not have always been as brilliantly blue as they are today. In fact, there may have been a time when they weren’t blue at all. According to researchers at Japan’s Nagoya ...