Underwater

A tropical beach lined with palm trees is covered by a long stretch of brown sargassum seaweed piled along the shoreline.

Giant Sargassum Blooms Are Choking Coasts and Changing the Ocean

A seaweed once known for supporting ocean life is now overwhelming coastlines around the world.

Giant Sargassum Blooms Are Choking Coasts and Changing the Ocean

A seaweed once known for supporting ocean life is now overwhelming coastlines around the world.

An offshore oil platform at sunset is shown beside an underwater seabed with a large metal object resting on the ocean floor.

The Race for Seabed Minerals Could Permanently Damage Earth’s Last Refuge

The deep ocean shapes our climate, stores carbon, and shelters life we are only beginning to understand. Now it faces industrial mining before science can explain what will be lost....

The Race for Seabed Minerals Could Permanently Damage Earth’s Last Refuge

The deep ocean shapes our climate, stores carbon, and shelters life we are only beginning to understand. Now it faces industrial mining before science can explain what will be lost....

A split image shows a whale swimming at sea alongside seabirds standing on whale remains by the water.

The Island Games Face a Dark Reckoning in the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are set to host the 2027 Island Games, welcoming athletes from around the world. But beneath the celebration lies a reality many cannot ignore.

The Island Games Face a Dark Reckoning in the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are set to host the 2027 Island Games, welcoming athletes from around the world. But beneath the celebration lies a reality many cannot ignore.

A large whale is seen underwater with fishing net tangled around its body near broken ice.

Divers Free Whale Caught In Fishing Gear During Open-Water Rescue

Divers rescue an entangled whale, highlighting marine conservation and the impact of fishing net dangers on wildlife.

Divers Free Whale Caught In Fishing Gear During Open-Water Rescue

Divers rescue an entangled whale, highlighting marine conservation and the impact of fishing net dangers on wildlife.

A side-by-side image showing a Coca-Cola bottle on a sandy beach next to a large patch of plastic bottles floating in the ocean.

Coca Cola’s Plastic Bottles Are Choking the Oceans Faster Than Anyone Admits

Coca-Cola’s PET packaging now ranks among the most common forms of plastic pollution found in oceans worldwide, with impacts that extend from coral reefs to the seafood on our plates....

Coca Cola’s Plastic Bottles Are Choking the Oceans Faster Than Anyone Admits

Coca-Cola’s PET packaging now ranks among the most common forms of plastic pollution found in oceans worldwide, with impacts that extend from coral reefs to the seafood on our plates....

A whale shark swims forward with its huge mouth open wide in the blue ocean. A translucent Antarctic krill drifts in dark ocean water with tiny particles floating around it.

Antarctic Krill Collapse Puts the Southern Ocean on the Brink

They are tiny, almost invisible, and absolutely essential. Antarctic krill feed whales, penguins, and seals—and help lock carbon away from the atmosphere. Now scientists warn their populations have dropped to...

Antarctic Krill Collapse Puts the Southern Ocean on the Brink

They are tiny, almost invisible, and absolutely essential. Antarctic krill feed whales, penguins, and seals—and help lock carbon away from the atmosphere. Now scientists warn their populations have dropped to...