The question is no longer whether China will take part in global ocean governance, but whether it aims to shape it-- and potentially lead it.

Environmentalists and scientists worry the state’s rapidly growing space industry will devastate nearby ecosystems, while commercial fishers say space launches are sinking their businesses.

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Debris washed up on nesting beaches makes it difficult for turtles to dig their nests, reducing the likelihood of successful ...

Killer whales can scare white sharks away in the moment, but a 12-year study from South Australia shows that long disappearances from shark hotspots are often just part of the sharks’ natural rhythms.

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Standing on the southern tip of the island at Dondra Head, where the Indian Ocean stretches endlessly in every direction, it is difficult to imagine that beneath those restless blue waves lies one of ...

The Defense Department said U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III, conducting "a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding." ...

Some dolphins in Shark Bay use sea sponges as tools while hunting, revealing a rare example of learned behavior passed across ...

U.S. military boarded the Veronica III in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean. The vessel carried nearly 2 million barrels of crude and fuel oil connected to Venezuela amid U.S.

India's rich fossil heritage reveals ancient life, from dinosaur nesting grounds in Gujarat to marine fossils in the ...

Through the lens of conservation photographer and storyteller Anthony Onyango, the country’s vibrant coral gardens reveal a ...