The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

Humankind is inextricably dependent on the ocean. Many of our greatest civilizations have thrived on the rim of the ocean. Today, we are more reliant than ever on the ocean for our economic, social and physical well-being.

The vehicles are not only too big and dangerous, they create a disproportionate amount of pollution that ends up in the ocean

THREE Scottish brothers aiming to become the fastest people to row across the Pacific Ocean are preparing to embark on their four-month, 9000-mile…

Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean will put in an estimated four million oar strokes over 120 days.

Government subsidies are helping the fishing industry empty oceans of marine life, smashing ecosystems and hurting coastal communities reliant on fish stocks.

The La Niña weather pattern ended last month as Pacific Ocean temperatures rose and the El Niño Southern Oscillation cycle entered a neutral state, according to the NOAA.

Condolences were pouring in Friday for the Barcelona family that perished in a helicopter accident an ocean away, from Spain’s prime minister to the company where the parents worked and the school where their children studied

A little over 5 million years ago, water from the Atlantic Ocean found a way through the present-day Strait of Gibraltar. According to this theory, oceanic water rushed faster than a speeding car down a kilometre-high slope towards the empty Mediterranean Sea, excavating a skyscraper-deep trough on its way.

Good evening! This week's edition of the In Common newsletter comes from Michaela Girvan, co-founder, The Ocean Rights Coalition.

The deep sea can either fascinate or terrify people. These photos can induce a little bit of both feelings.

John Todd’s eco-machine stunned experts by using natural organisms to remove toxic waste from a Cape Cod lagoon. Forty years on, he wants to build a fleet of them to clean up the oceans