Think back, if you will, to your elementary school geography class. Looking at the world map, there are four recognized oceans: the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic. Bing, bang, boom; easy. Not ...

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel as they ...

Australian scientists found a detached coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef that exceeds the height of the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower, the Schmidt Ocean Institute said this week, the ...