Australia has the third largest ocean territory on the planet, measuring 13.8 million square kilometers, including the ...

The design brief that Mike and Sharon Matas compiled at the outset of their Sea Ranch odyssey delivers a veritable master ...

Gabe Torres guides the Golden Gate, a “runner” boat that ferries Bar Pilots, to a vessel anchored south of Yerba Buena Island ...

Oxygen began entering Earth's oceans around 2.32 billion years ago, and shallow seas followed within a few million years.

After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as ...

A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean.

"Archaeologists did not expect to find such well-preserved structures in such a harsh setting," geologist Yves Fouquet said.

A robotic float, 'Argo', reveals the present state of affairs of the Denman and Shackleton ice shelves in East Antarctica.

Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies to date, and peer-reviewed results have ...