Marine science

The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth’s surface, yet it remains largely unexplored—a vast, dark frontier that has captivated filmmakers for nearly a century. From Jacques Cousteau’s pioneering underwater […]

Efforts to safeguard mangroves, seagrass and corals are needed, scientists say, as conflict leaves lasting scars on region’s fragile ecosystems Persian Gulf nations have been urged to form an environmental […]

A seaweed farmer in Bali, Indonesia. 09/17/2026 Seaweed can be farmed without competing for arable land, freshwater or animal feed. Global seaweed exports reached $3.9 billion in 2022, four times […]

When we think of the ocean, we often picture majestic dolphins, graceful sea turtles, or the enormous blue whale. But beneath the sunlit surface lies a world far more bizarre […]

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet, and beneath its surface lurks a world of staggering proportions. While the African bush elephant—the largest land animal—stands roughly four […]

Hormuz Island is one of the most visually remarkable islands in the Persian Gulf. From a distance, it may look like a small, dry island at the entrance to one […]

After the car carrier Baltic Ace sank in the North Sea in December 2012, its wreck threatened shipping and the marine environment. This article explains how salvors removed fuel, cut […]

Ports sit at a genuinely unique intersection of environmental pressure — they concentrate shipping emissions, industrial activity, dredging, and coastal habitat disruption within a relatively small geographic footprint, often adjacent […]

A very substantial share of the world’s largest cities sit in low-elevation coastal zones — a geographic reality that made enormous economic sense for centuries of maritime trade and port […]

Long-distance sailors occupy a genuinely unusual position in ocean science: they routinely cross vast stretches of open ocean rarely visited by dedicated research vessels, often over extended voyages spanning weeks […]