I've been to the Mariana Trench. The choice is clear: Protect one of earth's last frontiers or destroy it before we even understand what we're losing.

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 ...

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.

For centuries, it was believed that the production of oxygen relied on one component: photosynthesis (the conversion of light energy into chemical energy). Plants and algae use sunlight to convert ...

What started out as an underwater, late-night adventure for marine biology students became a dive they would never forget ...

This story has elevated Big Sur Holy Weed into a rarefied status in the legal weed world. The strain was featured in a UC Berkeley oral history project, and the state of California is even spending ...

A dead juvenile humpack whale that washed up in Newport Beach could remain in place until Friday before crews try using a ...

Massive Underwater Mountain Surpassing the Size of 'Mount Olympus' Found by Oceanographers ...

In 1943, one American officer transformed the B-25 Mitchell into a devastating low-level assault aircraft that changed naval warfare in the Pacific. Captain Paul “Papy” Gunn and his modified bombers ...

According to NBC Los Angeles, the carcass came ashore near 13th Street, between the Newport and Balboa piers and not far from ...

Amid explosive demand, cruise lines are making bigger, better private experiences.

The Coast Guard has commissioned its newest and sixth Arctic District Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), for official entry into its service fleet during a ...