A new satellite-based study shows it's possible to protect 30% of Atlantic Ocean habitats with minimal disruption to shipping ...

Life originated in the ocean and there are many more major groups of animals there than on land! For example echinoderms (starfish, urchins, etc.) only occur in the ocean. Despite this, there are far ...

Researchers created DNA tools that detect deep-sea marine animals like squids and octopuses by analyzing ocean water.

This publication provides scientific insights to inform future ocean and sea research for governments, policymakers, and funders. With COP16 on biodiversity currently underway in Cali, Colombia ...

The session emphasized the region’s role in advancing global frameworks, including the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and ...

you have pumped new life and hope to give the ocean a fighting chance,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a session of the intergovernmental conference on marine biodiversity of areas ...

Beneath the sparkling blue waves of the Pacific lies a hidden world teeming with biodiversity, wonder, and weirdness. At Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, visitors ...

Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is 250 km long and comprises four islands and two rocky islets which appear as a prolongation of the Horn of Africa. The site ...

Global warming is causing alterations in ocean chemistry and many oceanic ... creating expansive marine reserves to protect the biodiversity of the oceans.

This story is part of Planet or Plastic?—our multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis. Learn what you can do to reduce your own single-use plastics. Read this ...

I’m employed by the palace’s management body to study the biodiversity in this vast complex — which has more than 2.5 million visitors per year. We manage the water features and gardens ...