Oceans

U.K. Supreme Court makes ruling over $43 million in treasure from World War II ship sunk by Japanese torpedoes

World
David Turner

South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found ...

Plastic Is Polluting Our Oceans. Will We Get a Treaty to Cut Plastic Waste?

World
David Turner

Negotiators working on a potentially historic international agreement to limit plastic pollution wrapped up talks this week in Ottawa, Canada, leaving some ...

‘Incredible’ Clip Shows Scientist and Octopus ‘Communicating’ in the Wild

Entertainment
Laura Davis

Underwater footage of an “incredible” moment shows a marine biologist seemingly communicating with an octopus as she hunts for crabs. The images, ...

March is tenth straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

World
David Turner

Europe’s climate monitor said Tuesday that March was the hottest on record and the tenth straight month of historic heat, with sea ...

Scientists discover water source in outer space three times greater than Earth’s oceans

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

There’s been a big development in the search for life in the universe, after scientists discovered an enormous presence of water vapour. ...

Jellyfish with bright red cross found in remote deep-sea volcanic structure

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists say they have found a new species of Medusae — a type of free-swimming, umbrella-shaped jellyfish. The sea creature — which ...

Sailor missing more than 2 weeks arrives in Hawaii, Coast Guard says

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A sailor more than two weeks overdue in arriving in Hawaii finally did on Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a ...

SpaceX to launch NASA’s PACE ocean-monitoring satellite this week

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A NASA satellite is about to take flight to map out the ocean’s many hues. NASA’s PACE spacecraft, which will help scientists ...

The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show

Sports
Daniel Miller

PARIS (AP) — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by ...

Band of seals attack great white shark off coast of Africa

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Giant seal pod goes on offense against hungry great white shark A seal pod on the coast of South Africa banded together ...