So far, about 10% of the ocean has formal protection as countries work toward the 30x30 goal, but many areas are still ...

At first, scientists thought Earth’s water came from comets. Then, asteroids. Now, they wonder if Earth’s water is homegrown.

An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is what to do about it.

Typhoon Maria scrambled bacterial communities at every ocean depth, and researchers with rare timing captured the entire ...

May 19 - It is not every day that the president of a remote Atlantic archipelago and a U.S. congressman from the California coast are brought together. We share no border, no language, no common ...

Shells of tiny ocean creatures reveal a hidden boundary in the Atlantic that could affect the Earth's global carbon cycle.

The ocean covers more than 70 per cent of the planet and regulates climate, sustains biodiversity, and supports economies and cultures worldwide. It’s the foundation of life on Earth.

It’s official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very strong El Niño ...

Scientists have developed a solar desalination system that turns seawater into drinking water without creating environmentally damaging brine. Special laser-textured metal panels use sunlight to ...

Duarte Pita Dias is based in CBS News' London bureau, where he works across digital platforms and for TV broadcasts. One of the two American service members missing in Morocco jumped into the ocean to ...