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The Mariana Trench, Earth's deepest point, descends to a staggering depth of nearly 11,000 meters on the floor of the Pacific Ocean....

Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a Penn State-led study published today (Sept. 14) in the journal Nature Climate Change.

The Atlantic Ocean Circulation, better known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), could be on the verge of collapse as early as 2025, according to new peer-reviewed research. This development raises serious concerns, especially amidst the escalating heat extremes witnessed globally, including unprecedented temperature records in the Atlantic Ocean itself.

Scientists from MIT and the National Oceanography Centre, among others, have detected significant changes in the colour of the world's oceans over the past two decades.

There is a massive “hole” in the Indian Ocean, researchers say—but it is not the kind that could drain away all that water. Geologists have been perplexed by this phenomenon and have sought to uncover its true origins. This gravitational anomaly has long been acknowledged as one of the most remarkable on Earth, and a recent study by Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science may have finally shed light on its causes.

GLOBAL ‘BLUE DEAL’ NEEDED TO PROTECT OCEAN

The United States released its Ocean Climate Action Plan, the first-ever government-wide strategy to maximize the power of the ocean to combat climate change.

The heating of waters in the ocean due to climate warming has led to a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the...

What are the four suggestions put forth by the UN for saving the Oceans? Urging the international community to commit and unite...

When is the ocean hungry? A new research says that the oceans are hungry when it is hot. Smithsonian scientists in the...