Thursday marks World Oceans Day, a United Nations program focused on raising awareness of one of our planet’s most important resources. Whether we live in the ocean or not, we are all bound to the ...

At EXPO '98, the conservation organization WWF and the IUCN-World Conservation Union, today released their first-ever global strategy for marine conservation: Creating a Sea Change: A Vision for Our ...

Summer may be over, but you can dive into mesmerizing waters with this excerpt from “America’s Marine Sanctuaries” The ocean is awsirl with movement. The seas that cover more than 70 percent of our ...

When we look at Earth from space today, we see a pale blue dot—a planet dominated by vast oceans that shimmer under the sunlight. But what if our oceans weren't always blue? According to recent ...

June is the month when the global community honors the crucial services the ocean provides. From World Ocean Day (June 8 this year) to the United Nations Ocean Conference (June 27-July 1), we ...

We are so used to the oceans being blue we use it as a signifier everyone recognizes on maps. However, the color is not inevitable, and new evidence has emerged that green was the dominant color for a ...

Discover why the ocean appears blue — from light absorption and scattering to depth, sunlight, and marine factors that create ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...