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Some regions of the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt, but researchers don’t yet fully understand the consequences

For decades, vast stretches of ocean beyond national borders have been governed by patchwork rules and weak oversight. On Saturday, that changes. The High Seas Treaty enters into force, creating the first legally binding global framework to protect marine life in international waters that span nearly half the planet.

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect on Saturday

The High Seas Treaty signals a “new era of global ocean governance”, but experts warn that it will not stop irreversible damage.

As international treaty comes into force, bill to make it law in Britain is moving at ‘glacial pace’ through parliament

Last month, a JetBlue passenger jet bound for New York was forced to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a US Air Force tanker plane near Venezuela

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest offering will feature five waterslides, a four-deck adventure area and a panoramic infinity pool

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

Scientists have linked human activities including the burning of coal, oil and gas to the ongoing acidification of the ocean

Dai Fujikura’s elusive trombone concerto was given its UK premiere by Peter Moore, who made its colours and textures sing; a persuasive but perhaps too sunny reading of Mahler’s first symphony followed in the concert’s second half

Floods predicted for NSW south coast after severe storms dumped 180mm in six hours on Victoria’s Lorne and Wye River, washing cars into the sea on the Great Ocean Road