"A warmer ocean... will result in the death of hundreds of thousands to millions of marine birds within one to six months of the temperature increase."

Rhino rays, which are close relative of sharks, are some of the most fascinating – and most threatened – fishes that you’ve never heard of.

An El Niño event will turbo-charge global warming.

A new robot inspired by the way tiny krill swim could help navigate oceans on Earth as well as on distant moons.

New research shows how an ocean-fertilizing bacterium, Trichodesmium, aggregates without central control.

Analysis of global tracking data for 77 species of petrel has revealed that a quarter of all plastics potentially encountered in their search for food are in

An El Niño weather-warming phase is underway in the Pacific – but what does this mean for the weather in Europe?

To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Dramatic improvements in computing, sensors and submersible engineering are making it possible for researchers to ramp up data collection from the oceans while also keeping people out of harm’s way.

Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon – unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.