In the mid-20th century, when people looked at a map of the world, they saw the familiar continents surrounded by vast, ...

However, a world without oceans is an unlikely scenario ... and making efforts to protect our planet plays. Read also: A map ...

Ocean explorers spotted what looked like a "yellow brick road" to Atlantis in the Pacific Ocean in 2022. Here's what we know ...

This rubbish finds its way around the world, pollutes the oceans and can be harmful to sea creatures. Some kinds of rubbish, such as plastic are eaten by sea creatures. This causes them lots of ...

The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica and, like the Arctic Ocean, is very cold. Pupils could work to label a world map, showing the locations of the five oceans and could carry out research to ...

The ecosystems that produce half of the oxygen we breathe, and much of the planet's protein, have been pushed to the edge of destruction.

It is the only intergovernmental organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor. The latest status of its Seabed 2030 project was announced to coincide with World Hydrography Day.

The currents in question are those forming the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a giant ocean conveyor ...

Landsat satellites have gone beyond observing Earth’s land by enabling new methods to measure ocean depth in shallow coastal ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. Just how big is it? Using the map below, click ...

Often when people talk about climate change and the impact it is having on the world around us, it is in regard to the land. But the oceans cover more than 70% of our planet, so maybe it is time ...