Case in point: Scientists from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan stumbled across some mysterious jet-black ...

Over a 16-month period, divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species that have all been deemed new to science.

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

The ocean is a source of life and resilience—for people and cultures, for livelihoods, for climate stability. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Dec. 6, 2023 — The ocean is a global life-support system, and climate change causes such as ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and nitrogen-deposition alter the delicate microbial ...

It’s one of the earliest things you learn in elementary school science class—Earth’s life-sustaining oxygen is produced by plants and algae during photosynthesis using a combination of ...

And citizens must advocate for sustained investments in ocean science that transcend political cycles. The ocean’s future — and our own — depends on our willingness to pursue what is vital ...

For example, in 2017, the United Nations General Assembly decision to declare 2021-2030 the “Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development” is proof of the global commitment and momentum ...

Leaders listening to science. The final communiqué from UNOC3 suggests leaders did listen. The communiqué is entitled: "Our ocean, our future: united for urgent action.". And "that the ocean ...

Forecasting the Ocean: The 2025–2035 Decade of Ocean Science Understanding and anticipating change in the ocean, and how it will affect marine ecosystems and humans, has never been more urgent. Over ...