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 warming of the waters off the East Coast has come at an invisible, but very steep cost — the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean's food chain. The growing warmth and ...

Floridians are not used to hearing the word “extinct” applied to species that play significant roles in the state’s ...

In a few weeks, the water temperature hit a high that triggered the coral to jettison the beneficial algae living in its ...

Microscopic plants in the ocean, called phytoplankton, are among the most important creatures on Earth and produce half of the planet's oxygen. But they are in trouble. A new study finds that since ...

For years, paleontologists debated the timeline for recovery following the devastating end-Permian mass extinction (the ...

From 9 to 13 June, the coastal city of Nice will host the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), a high-level summit co-chaired by France and Costa Rica. Its mission: to confront a deepening ...

Sea surface temperatures off the coast of Florida have reached extremes that, if verified, could be the hottest ever recorded in the world's oceans. On Monday a sensor buoy at Manatee Bay, south of ...

5 June 2025 - As coral reefs bleach, fish stocks collapse, and sea temperatures break records, world leaders are heading to the French Riviera — not for leisure, but for one of the most urgent ...