A global oceans summit concludes Friday with nations taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown over ...

World leaders at a United Nations conference in France now call for an end to ocean-plundering activity with a global ...

A summit on the state of global oceans concludes Friday with nations having tested the waters on deep-sea mining and making ...

The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection ...

A global summit on the dire state of the oceans kicks off Monday in France, with calls to ban bottom trawling and bolster ...

Dozens of research and exploration vessels have set sail off the French coastal city of Nice across across the Baie des Anges ...

With one day remaining before the conclusion of the Third UN Ocean Conference, delegates in Nice are preparing for the ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. NICE, ...

Canada is launching an international effort to tackle the swell of ocean noise pollution harming marine life across the globe — sparking hope among conservation groups for quieter Canadian waters.

France is hosting world leaders this week to confront what the United Nations calls a global "emergency" in the oceans—but ...

As the world finally wakes up to the critical climate role of oceans, which cover around 71 percent of Earth's surface, ...