Oceans

Thousands of shipping containers vanish every year—what becomes of them?

This marine ecosystem in the Gulf of Guinea shows the resilience of coral reefs against climate change

The Arctic Ocean is one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that’s not stopping this cephalopod

This climate system is tied to more powerful typhoons, as well as famine and wildfires

A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event

Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records

The effort to pull some 900 ocean-monitoring buoys and sensors from the water drew backlash from scientists and lawmakers

Galapagos sharks have been spotted scrubbing off parasites with help from manta rays

The fossilized remains of more than 450 whales have amassed along a 750-mile-long stretch of the Indian Ocean floor

Like astronauts’ “overview effect,” a dramatic feeling of awe takes hold on extended seafloor stays

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade

This teensy creature was discovered along a deep-sea mountain