Tuesday’s record tide was the first real stress test for Venice flood barrier inaugurated in 2020 after decades of delays. But experts...

On October 30th, 2012, New Yorkers woke up to a city devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Never before had New York City’s vulnerabilities to...

As the world’s climate changes, the rate of ocean warming is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, sea levels are rising and many ocean...

Research published on Tuesday found that three species of baleen whales are particularly exposed to microplastic pollution, swallowing...

A new study revealed that the amount of ocean heat that has accumulated in the top 2km has doubled since the 1960s. Warmer waters have...

To meet the ever-increasing fish demand, global seafood production has quadrupled over the past 50 years. As one of the biggest...

A new study found that the rapid glacial melting in Greenland will raise global sea levels more than twice as much as previously...

Despite how the ocean has influenced the natural world throughout history, human-triggered global warming is now changing ocean chemistry...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a colossal collection of marine plastic waste and debris located in the North Pacific Ocean and is...

Globally, about one-third of all known shark species face extinction and noted shark biologist and author David Shiffman says the biggest...

The International Whaling Commission was set up in 1946 to regulate the global whaling industry. At the time, several whale species were...

The term “dead zone” or “hypoxia” refers to low-oxygen areas in the world’s lakes and oceans and is so called because very few organisms...

Ocean acidification is threatening marine ecosystems and it is the main cause of mass coral bleaching events. It is estimated that by...

Every year, more than 8 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans. Microplastics, just like any other type of plastic, can take...

The rise of the global mean sea level has been a hot topic in recent years as rising sea levels are expected to flood low-lying coastal...

Despite their immense importance for our wellbeing, humans have recklessly polluted the world’s ocean by dumping huge quantities of...

Secretary-General António Guterres has declared that the world is in the middle of an ‘ocean emergency’ at the UN Ocean Conference,...

Florida is more vulnerable to climate change compared to other parts of the US; the state is dealing with unprecedented flooding, water...

Not only is California threatened by droughts and heatwaves, but also gradual sea level rise along the state’s coastal regions. In both...

June 8 marks World Oceans Day. On this occasion, we are reminded of the major role of oceans in everyday life and we reflect on the...