Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.

Scientists working to save Florida’s ailing reef hope Caribbean coral thriving in hotter water could bring some relief.

“Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it gets worse,” said Pat Mathews, the owner of the Lazaretto Packing Co. on Tybee Island, as he walked away from a truck idling in the loading zone. 

84% of vessels failed to comply with “slow zones.”

In opposing an expansion to a federal rule meant to protect endangered right whales, U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter makes exaggerated and inaccurate claims.

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas.

The Ocean Visions-U.N. Decade Collaborative Center for Ocean-Climate Solutions leads and supports ocean-based climate solutions that mitigate and reverse the effects of climate change.

Photographer David Doubilet first dove below the surface at age 8 and has spent a lifetime making underwater images. He talks to NPR about his new book: Two Worlds: Above and Below the Sea.

Five endangered right whales have been spotted off the Georgia coast. They began returning this month to give birth.

Sea turtle nesting season is officially over. Scientists and volunteers counted 1,742 nests this year. That’s nearly half as many reported in 2016.

A coastal Georgia spaceport is still far from liftoff, but it might already be attracting new business.