Oceans

Dive deep into the mysteries of marine life, the impact of human activity on Earth’s oceans, and the efforts to protect these vital ecosystems from threats including pollution, overfishing, and climate change.

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Recent stories in Oceans: The Gear That Kept Ocean Maverick Sylvia Earle Afloat; This Cretaceous 'Sea Monster' Attacked Prey Faster than Great White Sharks; A Pacific 'Blob' Is Pulsing Up the West Coast. Here's What's to Expect.; Meet the Women Transforming Zanzibar’s Seaweed Industry; From Lunar Rituals to Biomarker Testing—6 New Ways to Experience Wellness in the Indian Ocean; Can AI save the Maldives’ coral reefs?; Captain Jacques Cousteau’s Dangerous Quest to Live Underwater; See How Much Corals Have Declined in Just 40 Years; Taste the Spirit of the Azores on a Food Tour of its Islands; Revealing an Oasis at the Top of the World; Explore an Underwater Kelp Paradise in This 360-Degree Video; Dive in Italy's Tremiti Islands to help protect the sea; The photographer whose nature shots inspire pure awe; How human behavior impacts these sex-changing fish; One orca held a sunfish by the tail. Another smashed it to smithereens.; Scientists finally have an explanation for this weird whale behavior; Watch video of a mother orca hunting in front of her baby; These scientists want to create a shark ‘forecast’ for your next beach trip; National Geographic’s 7 Natural Wonders of America; Hammerhead Sharks Up close; The most iconic New England town you’ve never visited; The extraordinary life and quiet death of the world's largest iceberg; Diver captures rare footage of great white shark—in the Mediterranean; How to ultrasound a 15-foot-wide giant mother manta; Scientists discover ‘graveyard’ of whale skeletons in an ocean abyss off Australia