"It was an unsolved mystery, as we know that plastic debris should remain floating on the sea surface. Now we have a deep ...

The vast and mysterious depths of our oceans hold an unexpected beacon of hope in the face of the growing plastic pollution ...

Plastic waste is sinking to the Mediterranean seafloor, creating one of the world’s biggest deep-sea pollution hotspots, a ...

A newly ratified treaty to protect life at sea is expected to catalyse opposition to deep-sea mining ahead of a UN climate summit in New York. The High Seas treaty will become international law in ...

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, warned that the ocean is under threat, stressing that its decline is driven by human activities but can still ...

Humans are gambling on the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean ...

The bumpy snailfish is one of three newly identified deep-sea snailfish species described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY ...

The Historic High Seas Treaty officially takes effect January 17, 2026, after 60 countries ratified the agreement.

The use of deep learning in ocean protection is not only helping to mitigate the impact of pollution, but it is also providing valuable insights into the state of our oceans and helping to prevent ...

Exploration for deep-sea minerals in the Clarion Clipperton Zone threatens to disrupt an unexpectedly rich ecosystem of whales and dolphins. New studies have detected endangered species in the area ...

But after years of meticulous research, teams of scientists, including MBARI senior scientist Steven Haddock, who led that ...

After that, the decomposing leaves break down into the soil, bringing microplastics with them. Researchers found levels of ...