Indigenous Ocean Day at Birch Aquarium at Scripps is an annual celebration of Indigenous people and ocean knowledge that began in 2024 and features bird singing, storytelling, ethnobotany with ...

Delegates from up to 193 U.N. member states will start talks in New York on Monday in an effort to wrap up negotiations on a ...

In this video, we dive into the story behind UNCLOS - the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which came into effect on November 16, 1982. We trace how the old idea of freedom of the seas ...

For decades, scientists have been learning more about whale sharks, the world’s biggest fish. Once thought to be sparsely distributed throughout the world’s oceans, studying aggregation sights has ...

Image by Justin Henry via flickr, licensed under CC BY 2.0 When we leave familiar areas, we might need a moment to reorientate ourselves. Similarly, oceanic manta rays, the largest species of ray ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, routinely perform extreme dives, whereas for other species, such behavior has ...

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside. By Adam Rasgon David M. Halbfinger Natan Odenheimer Ronen ...

President Donald Trump attended a summit in the Middle East where he and other world leaders signed a peace deal to officially end the Israel-Hamas war. Trump spoke about achieving lasting peace in ...

WASHINGTON — Monday is the federal holiday of Columbus Day, which is celebrated in some places as Indigenous Peoples Day. Because of the federal holiday designation, federal government offices (even ...

It’s not the land that defines global power—it’s the sea. This video reveals how Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) quietly shape world politics and control access to trillions in resources. Learn why ...