As Earth warms due to climate change, oceans are heating up, becoming more acidic, and losing oxygen. These changes threaten ...

A new search effort is now underway for the infamous Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished without a trace more than ...

Oregon State University research into marine protected areas plays a crucial role in the historic High Seas Treaty that goes ...

In August 2026, Gradone and Selden will lead a 28-day expedition aboard the R/V Falkor (too), a state-of-the-art research ...

After years of speculation, oceanographers have finally confirmed the existence of a massive, hidden body of water sitting ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings is organizing California coastal communities in response to the prospect of offshore oil drilling and potential seabed mining — as his predecessor Gary ...

A new study has concluded that the collapse of a "prominent and powerful" ocean current would have serious impacts on Europe. This marks the first time researchers have tested multiple climate ...

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...