Oceans

The finding fills in the gap between volcanic eruptions and marine extinctions that had been bugging scientists.

About 70 percent of the world is covered by oceans.

“[Dead zones] are a disaster waiting to happen.”

Almost a third of coastlines around the world not covered in ice are sandy beaches.

Stonefish are native to coastal waters in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Researchers found that related beluga whales returned to the same locations every year and that this behavior was passed down from generation to generation, likely from mother to calf.

A new study investigated a zone of the ocean where life is so different from the regions above and below that an entirely new category is required to describe it.

“I’m absolutely heartbroken.”

It was found off the waters of Canada’s Grand Manan Island.

Glitter is a menace on land and at sea.

It’s official: Plastic is utterly inescapable.

Why catch your own dinner when you can snag a pre-chewed snack?

Sometimes, humans feel very lonely—and this could explain why.

Scientists have developed a new technique to help them find objects that have crashed into the sea.

We know the surface of Mars better than we do the seafloor. Scientists plan to change that.

The big question facing researchers is if marine heatwaves are increasing in frequency or severity or both, as a result of global warming.

Dead zones are appearing in oceans due to pollution from agribusiness and sewage. Two U.S. estuaries in trouble: Chesapeake Bay and Long Island Sound.

Despite having a primitive brain, the tropical archerfish is able to distinguish between dozens of faces.

By the end of the melting season, Arctic ice cover could be so thin that it will perpetuate regional warming.

The project would, for the first time, enable researchers to study what exactly goes on in the Arctic ocean during wintertime.

New research takes into account how atmospheric temperatures in Antarctica will cause more ice melt and sea level rise than ocean warming.

A NOAA team sent a mic to the ocean floor to study the effect of ambient noise on marine life.

Newsweek’s resident beach expert steers you to the world’s best places to dig your toes into the sand.

Flip flops optional.

Your summer guide to exploring the deep blue.

Researchers found that oil altered microbial communities living in these artificial reefs deep beneath the sea.

Sand tiger sharks commune in groups in certain seasons and places, study finds.