Jellyfish Day honors one of Earth’s oldest and most fascinating creatures, glowing reminders of resilience beneath the waves.

“After a lifetime of filming the natural world, I know understand the most important place on earth is not on land. It’s life at its most mesmerizing. We must open our eyes at what’s happening right ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Zoo is welcoming a special guest for World Ocean Day! On June 8, an African Penguin from Jenkinson’s Aquarium will offer Staten Islanders a rare, up-close ...

NICE, France (AP) — Dozens of research and exploration vessels from around the world set sail just off the French coastal city of Nice on Sunday to kick off the third U.N. Ocean Conference and pay ...

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 2008, the United Nations recognized June 8 as World Oceans Day to spotlight the rising vulnerabilities facing the oceans that cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface. At the same time, scientists ...

Approximately 71% of Earth’s surface is covered in water. Five main bodies make up the world’s oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, ...

June is World Ocean Month. To mark World Ocean Day, volunteers gathered outside the New York Aquarium along the Atlantic Ocean to pick up litter. The volunteers took part in the aquarium’s annual ...

Big and Small Underwater Faces — 3rd Place. Trips to the Antarctic Peninsula always yield amazing encounters with leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx). Boldly approaching me and baring his teeth, this ...

First Place Winner, Wonder: What Sustains Us category, Mo'orea, French Polynesia. Bearing the theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us,” the winning images of the 2025 12th annual United Nations ...

There’s no such thing as out of sight, out of mind when it comes to our ocean. As we celebrate the role that our ocean plays in keeping us healthy, new research about the ocean twilight zone, the ...