Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's creative team turned the world map inside out for an interactive web project.

The “deep blue sea”—and our “blue planet” along with it!—owe their iconic color to the light of the sun. When the sun shines on the ocean, the water absorbs the longer red and orange wavelengths of ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific’s basin is uniquely low, which ...

The global ocean heat content increased yet again in 2025, further raising the risk of catastrophic storms, sea-level rise, and coral bleaching. Reading time 3 minutes It would take roughly 365 ...

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference put Marine Protected Areas at the heart of global ocean action, but global progress hinges on whether the United States steps up to lead. From June 9–13, Nice, France, ...

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