British marine biologist and photographer Richard Smith focuses his work on the ocean’s tiniest and weirdest creatures.

The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport ...

Every year the robots and satellites scientists have sent to Mars make discoveries that help us learn more about the Red ...

PHANG-NGA, Thailand: When the Indian Ocean tsunami hit the south-western coast of Thailand in 2004, it claimed over 5,000 lives. But the local indigenous Moken people miraculously survived with ...

A giant congregation of crabs filmed 1,350 feet below the surface in the ocean off of Chile. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute / YouTube An age of discovery is upon us. Earth is an ocean planet ...

A wake-up call for humanity Philémon Yang, President of the UN General Assembly, described the tsunami as “the first global disaster of the 21st century and one of the most devastating in recent ...

China is the single biggest factor influencing Indian foreign policy today. This is evident when you observe India’s engagement in various regions — in South Asia, in the Indian Ocean, in Southeast ...

A portion of the iconic Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the Pacific Ocean just after noon today. The last 150 feet of the 2,745 foot long structure dropped into the Pacific, according to local ...

Two people were rescued and a third swam to safety after a California pier under construction partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday as the state’s central coast was pounded by heavy ...

ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute Danielle Hall Amid a torrent of alarming headlines calling out rising sea temperatures, melting ice sheets and struggling coral reefs, new discoveries about ...

KURUKKAL MADAM, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle ...