The kind of blue that doesn’t seem real—that’s what these tropical islands deliver. Picture stepping onto soft, sun-warmed ...

Hotter temperatures aren’t only happening at the ocean’s surface – data indicates they also extend several hundred metres deep. Warm, deeper water can shut down the ocean’s natural cooling process, ...

Rice's whales will lose some protections after a notice requiring oil and gas companies to take precautions around the ...

Gordon Cahours, a U.S. Merchant Marines veteran, once saw a mysterious light in the Indian Ocean during WWII. He shared this ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary plays an important role in ...

How to safely enjoy local beaches, bays and lakes through recreational activities like kayaking, whale watching and fishing ...

San Francisco State University, which owns the 53-acre bayfront property, plans to move the lab to the main campus.

An undersea wonderland some 80 miles off the New England coast that bursts with a biodiversity so bountiful that it’s dubbed ...

Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found ...

The Blue Economy Task Force’s recent report to the Maine Legislature is an excellent first step in charting Maine’s future in ...

Marine biologist Richard Lord and a group of like-minded environmentalists have been engaged in a unique cleanup on the ...

Scholars commonly refer to UNCLOS as the “constitution for the ocean,” as it governs all of the resources and uses of the ...