If the oceans go, we go. This is not a metaphor. The oceans produce more than half of the oxygen we breathe, regulate our climate, provide food for billions, and absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...

The oceans — vast, ancient, and seemingly eternal — are shifting faster than scientists once believed possible. Temperatures ...

The ocean surface retains a stubborn trace of our plastic waste. Even if we were to stop all pollution today, these residues ...

Ocean waters toward the poles and the equator are now different hues. Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue, according ...

The oceans belong to all of us. They feed and protect our peoples. They inspire dreams and enable travel. They offer sustainable energy, means to trade, resources, and infinite scientific knowledge.

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the vast, ungoverned swathes of the world's oceans, they have yet to see their High Seas Treaty go into effect.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas is more than 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, but local actions still affect the health of the world’s water. “Our waterways end up going to the ocean,” said Dennis ...

Microplastics aren’t just floating in the ocean; they’re turning up in what we eat and drink. Studies show that everyday ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

Meltwater runs across the Greenland ice sheet in rivers. The ice sheet is already losing mass and could soon reach a tipping point. Maria-José Viñas/NASA As the planet warms, it risks crossing ...