Ocean temperatures have skyrocketed this spring, leaving scientists scrambling to figure out why. But the impacts are potentially catastrophic if temperatures continue to head off the charts.

Water covers about 71% of Earth, and most of the pollution in it comes from the remaining 29% of land we live on. NOAA states that “80% of pollution to the marine environment comes from the land ...

A group of scientists analyzing global data collected over the past four decades have found a "rapid increase" in ocean plastic pollution since 2005, according to a research article published in ...

It's time to get at the root of this ocean crisis.The Center has petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to begin regulating plastics as a pollutant and is working to stop plastic pollution at ...

Leading scientists warn that by 2050, ocean ecosystems could collapse due to overfishing, pollution, and climate change—putting marine life, global food chains, and millions of human lives at ...

A new study used satellite data from 2003 -- 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. The research team's data revealed significant changes in sulfur ...

Other kinds of oceanic noise pollution, such as that caused by seismic surveys — which create the loudest noises detectable in the ocean — also have a significant effect on whales. In 2002, two dead ...

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.

Ocean temperatures have skyrocketed this spring, leaving scientists scrambling to figure out why. But the impacts are potentially catastrophic if temperatures continue to head off the charts.