Turbo sazae, Jeju Island, East Sea, climate change, marine life, ocean currents, genetics, sea warming, migration, ...

The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

More information: Jean‐Pascal Quod et al, Spread of a sea urchin disease to the Indian Ocean causes widespread mortalities—Evidence from Réunion Island, Ecology (2024). DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4476 ...

In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries.

People attend a prayer at the Siron mass grave, one of the two major mass burial sites where victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami were laid to rest, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 26, 2024.

PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with ...

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is the site of the deepest dent in Earth's gravitational field. It's a circular ocean region with a gravitational pull that's so weak, sea levels are 348 feet (106 ...