Oceans

Even small deep-sea mining operations can have a significant effect on marine life, a new study has found, just as such mining operations are poised to begin with no industry rules in place

With unprecedented marine heat waves sweeping the globe, we need better solutions for ocean sustainability

The world’s oceans are becoming greener with climate change, possibly because of changing amounts of plankton or other organic material in the water

Elated researchers watched baby octopuses hatch en masse near Pacific Ocean hydrothermal vents

Cape Cod has quickly become one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world and the first ever in the North Atlantic

With the Titan vessel’s fate yet to be determined, an expert explains the safety features that should be onboard such a submersible

If the missing Titan submersible was near the Titanic when it imploded, it would have experienced pressure higher than that of a great white shark bite

The tourist submersible Titan imploded while diving to visit the wreckage of the Titanic, which sank in 1912

The combination of a massive seaweed bloom, plastic in the ocean and climate change is increasing the risk of dangerous infections

Commercially valuable Dungeness crabs lose their sense of smell as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide and becomes more acidic

’Tis the season for hordes of blue jellyfishlike creatures to wash up on California beaches

Greenland’s Steenstrup Glacier doubled its annual ice loss in just a few years, thanks to warm ocean water