When we think of vast bodies of water, our minds often drift to images of endless blue horizons, waves crashing against sandy ...

Imagine standing on the edge of a vast expanse of water, the horizon stretching endlessly before you. What you're looking at ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

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The world’s longest-living vertebrate is not the friendly giant tortoise, the breathtaking blue whale or the saltwater crocodile, which can terrorize the imagination of toddlers and centenarians alike ...

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet's surface, but have long been essentially lawless.

The ocean is a rich, fertile and seemingly lawless frontier. It’s a watery wild west, irresistible to humans hoping to plunder its many riches. That is the narrative throughout The High Seas: Greed, ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

NEW YORK, New York, September 20, 2025 (ENS) – The High Seas Treaty has reached the 60 state ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force. Four new governments this week ratified the legally ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. — For the first time, a researcher has found a “milky sea” without relying on happenstance. For centuries, sailors have been amazed and mystified by a rare phenomenon: the water around ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The global treaty designed for the “objective of the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national ...