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From a ballet of whitetip reef sharks to a male cardinal fish releasing freshly-hatched babies from its mouth, these winning underwater photos are a revelation of our oceans’ wonders. "Synchronicity," ...

Roughly 2 million species live in the world’s ocean. But scientists have only described a mere 10% of them. With extinctions on the rise and biodiversity threatened worldwide, many species are in ...

A deep-sea expedition has recorded 30 previously unknown species from one of the planet’s most inaccessible regions, at depths of up to 700 meters, or 2,300 feet, in the Southern Ocean. The ...

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the growth of tiny plant-like organisms (phytoplankton). But to thrive, they need ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Ocean Conference must ratify key treaties and fund ocean restoration to avert ecological collapse Just 3% of ocean is ...

Scientists have known for decades that soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions are causing changes in ocean chemistry, threatening marine life and ecosystems. In June 2025, a study found that ...