Members of the Palau Marine Police unit, tasked with patrolling a stretch of sea as large as France, search a foreign fishing boat operating in Palau territorial waters in 2015. (Ben Lowy/The Outlaw ...

The ocean is one big body of water, but we have divided up the Earth into five oceans and about 50 designated seas. These oceans are called the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and the Arctic.

What is climate change doing to the ocean? Climate change is putting the ocean at risk. Warmer ocean waters cause sea levels to rise, damage coral reefs, and reduces the amount of oxygen in the water.

British naturalist and broadcaster David Attenborough will present a National Geographic documentary about the health of the world's oceans. Attenborough, 98, is known for BBC documentaries including ...

The oceans — vast, ancient, and seemingly eternal — are shifting faster than scientists once believed possible. Temperatures rise, currents slow, and ecosystems struggle to keep up with the speed of ...

There are many reasons to be worried about the state of the world’s oceans. But some scientists say it’s important to point to successes, in order to motivate people to take further, evidence-based ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vitas Carosella covers sports and society with a focus on climate. World Ocean Day is celebrated every year on June 8th and has ...

Ocean expert Dr. Austin Gallagher is working to protect our marine life, which is vital to the earth's biodiversity. He shares five ways to focus on "ocean optimism" when things seem gloomy You might ...

While the livelihoods of more than three billion people depend on oceanic resources, the ocean also provides a large fraction of the oxygen we breathe and absorbs greenhouse gases, mitigating their ...