From the 13th to the 16th century, herring from the Sound—the strait in the Baltic Sea between Denmark and Sweden—was one of northern Europe's most important trade goods. Salted herring from the…

Former oil executive Samantha Cooper once helped power the industry. Now she’s fighting to end its hold on our future

Former oil executive Samantha Cooper once helped power the industry. Now she’s fighting to end its hold on our future

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Up and down the Pacific coast, dead gray whales are mysteriously washing ashore—and scientists think they know why

This year's El Niño may be the strongest on record yet. The World Meteorological Organization says it will intensify until at least February - and governments need to act before it's too late. Liz…

Once driven to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have thrived in the South Atlantic since a worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling came into force in 1986, offering a bonanza to scientists…

Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".

Jack Gardner couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the behemoth bluefin hooked on his fishing line.

The double spiral secrets of a narwhal's twisted tusk have been revealed using the latest X-ray technology in 3D.

Such an effort has never been undertaken before, and rewilding is typically reserved for mammals and other terrestrial species

Crustaceans are the subject of tests to see if alkalis added to seawater, so it absorbs more CO2, harm marine life. But Trump’s halt to funding threatens to scupper the research

Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".

The world’s largest coral system, the Great Barrier Reef, suffered 6 bleaching events since 2016 but this year a monsoon came to the rescue.

ELSP states that the project helped create or expand 18 no-fishing zones between 2019 and 2023 along the 310 miles of coastline.

A predator exclusion fence (PEF) was designed to block passage of the 4 most deadly invasive mammalian predators across the Pacific.

Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was highest on record for July, beating previous high in 2023

The mangrove land crab presents an ethical and ecological conundrum for citizens near Taijiang National Park during the migration season.

Not only did the adult puffins return to Dancing Ledge colony in Dorset, but a baby puffling was born—the first in 30 years.

The footage showed a seemingly healthy reef, with 8 different types of coral and 8 species of fish sheltering and feeding around the corals.

After a decade-long lull in significant marine protection measures, the government of New Zealand has designated five new marine preserves for protection, including no-take zones in some areas. Pau…

As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee

Now, both the US and Ontario authorities have approved plans and issued correct permits to move 28 animals to 4 different American aquariums.

Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menu

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There're about 64,000 square miles of coral reefs on Earth that could still be resisting climate change by 2050, an area the size of Wisconsin

On the messaging platform WhatsApp, Mohammed Abu Daya’s profile picture features an aerial view of Gaza City before the current war. A clutter of high-rise buildings rises against the sky; at their…

An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern ocean for ever

It's part of The Bay Foundation's effort to rebuild the ecosystems of Southern California's dune landscapes, lost, but not forgotten.

The reconstruction of the vaquita, whose numbers barely reach double figures in the wild, is designed to help research and conservation efforts

Scientists on a Greenpeace Arctic expedition have discovered never-before-seen deep-sea ecosystems and potential new species.

Mangrove forests are among our planet's best environmental stewards and absorb up to 5-times more carbon than terrestrial trees.

In Papua New Guinea where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square kilometers of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing.

Increased sightings of the world's two largest whale species–the blue and fin—offers new hope for the future of the endangered ocean giants.

Over 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water infrastructure, increasing reliance on stored water that may contain microplastics

A surprisingly robust, green alternative to plastic packaging was developed using the hemp plant, instead of expensive fossil fuels.

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists…

A split-colored lobster so rare that the odds of catching it are 1 in 50 million was donated to Woods Hole Aquarium after fishermen caught it.

WWF Greece applauded the decision to create the marine protected area, calling it a "decisive milestone."

Invasive Sargassum seaweed could be a source of alginate, a natural food thickener, thanks to two no-heat processing methods.

The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believe