The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

There has been a conspicuous turn to the sea as inspiration for art and exhibitions since the mid-2010s. This is a trend we have charted in our ongoing collaborative research project, Curating the Sea. So prolific has this become, that there are even gallery spaces dedicated entirely to the sea…

Maritime folklore has long been shuffled to the margins of nautical history, presented as the quaint, colourful oddities of a former age. Yet this body of beliefs, practices and stories can offer important insights into how seafarers of the 19th century viewed and understood their working environment.

A long-standing mystery about the presence of hydrogen peroxide on Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa may be closer to being solved.

Analysis finds that over millions of years, and without the help of fins or wings, brittle stars have quietly migrated across entire oceans

A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.

The tiny 'backward' brain of an ancient sea creature hints that spider ancestors might have gotten their start in the ocean.

With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year.

Bystanders reportedly pulled the ‘Cosby Show’ star and second man from ocean

"Dangerous Animals" is a shark thriller that mixes the ocean's apex predator with a deranged serial killer, and you can stream it now.