The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

As tectonic plates clash and pull apart, sea levels change. This process has shaped marine biodiversity over time, a new study suggests.

Global warming took off in the mid-1970s when the rise in global mean surface temperature exceeded natural variability. Every decade after the 1960s has been warmer than the one before and the 2010s were the warmest on record. But there can be a lot of variability from one year to…

A physicist from Harvard University has recovered 50 spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that he claims may be material from an interstellar alien spaceship

The Titan sub built and operated by firm OceanGate imploded during its descent killing all five on board. Now an expert has suggested the implosion was caused by an uncontrolled vertical descent

Fishers and retailers say mining’s impact on tuna fishing in the Pacific might be felt on supermarket shelves around the world

Passengers made to sign four-page liability waiver for ‘experimental’ Titan submersible

Finding liquid water on exoplanets is 100 times more probable than previously thought, boosting the odds of alien life significantly, a new study suggests.

Newfoundland’s northern cod was once thought to be an inexhaustible resource. In fact, much of the province’s history and culture continues to be linked with this iconic species. But in the 1990s, the northern cod population here collapsed by more than 99 per cent along with other groundfish species.

This research challenges previous ideas about why species have changed over long periods.