The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) concluded today in Nice with an urgent call for governments to translate bold words into concrete action to protect the world's oceans. Co-hosted by ...

Scientists say they have discovered three previously unknown, unnamed species of sea spider off the U.S. West Coast that could be teaming up with bacteria to thrive off gas bubbling from the seafloor ...

The United Nations Ocean Conference, held June 9-13 in Nice, France, saw some progress on better protecting the hundreds of ...

The global goal of protecting 30 percent of the world’s ocean by 2030 remains paramount to attendees who call for accelerated ...

One of three methane-eating, deep-sea spider species recently discovered off the Southern California coast. One of three ...

The High Seas Treaty, which would allow nations to create marine protected areas in international waters, is now expected to ...

After 20 years of intense debate, the world looks set to have a treaty protecting marine life out beyond national waters.

By involving local communities, EU-funded researchers aim to restore marine ecosystems and turn citizens into ocean stewards.By Michaela NesvarovaBeneath the deep blue waters of Tenerife lies a ...

A rare new spoon-nose eel species, Mystriophis caboverdensis, has been discovered in the Cabo Verde Archipelago.