Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

Climate change is rapidly freshening one of Earth’s saltiest ocean regions in the Southern Indian Ocean, potentially disrupting circulation.

Scientists have detected a major drop in salinity in one of the world’s saltiest ocean regions. The change could affect monsoons, marine life and global climate systems, raising new concerns about the ...

A rig skimmed across the surface of the Indian Ocean, a flag of blue and white stripes with a Union flag in the upper left corner fluttering behind it.

Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the region’s 270 known species ...

Tropical Cyclone Gezani made landfall in Madagascar's main port city, unleashing winds that collapsed houses and left at least nine people dead on the Indian Ocean ...

Featuring coconut, kokum, bananas, millet, jackfruit, lentils, and rice as part of the rhythm of everyday life. These shared ...

For decades, the Indian Ocean has been known for some of the saltiest waters on Earth. But it seems that’s changing. Experts ...

An astonishing discovery has been made atop the world’s highest peak. Fossils of marine life have been uncovered at over ...

Seabed 2030 aims to map the entirety of the ocean floor by 2030, but is it a possible endeavour – and what have they found so far?

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...