Ocean

Russian ship that sank after strange explosions reportedly carying nuclear reactors to North Korea

State-of-the-art US military aircraft known as “nuke sniffers” have been recorded surveying the wreckage scene twice over the last year, once on August 28, 2025, and again on February 6, 2026.

 The calm surface of the ocean on a clear day.
The Anassa.

Finding yourself in the quiet: A stay at Cyprus's Anassa resort - review

 The sea urchin Diadema setosum before (left) and after (right) mortality. The white skeleton is exposed following tissue disintegration and loss of spines.

Israeli scientists pioneer way to monitor sea urchins as die-offs threaten coral reefs worldwide

 Permanent group of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, 2016

US Coast Guard responds to Russian military ship near waters off Oahu


What is the giant blue hole that opened in the Western Caribbean? - study

The blue hole, which has been named Taam ja’ Blue Hole (TBH) or ‘Deep Water Hole in English’ has an estimated maximum depth of 274.4 meters below sea level.

A Caribbean island [Illustrative]

Oceans are heating up as El Niño weather patterns return

The climate phenomenon known as "El Niño" has caused oceans to reach the highest temperatures in recorded history.

 A pair of dolphins leap in the wake of Royal Caribbean cruise line ship 'Grandeur of the Seas' July 18, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the United States main land.

New box jellyfish species found in Hong Kong's waters - study

Box jellyfish, scientifically known as class Cubozoa, includes some of the highly venomous marine animals that are widely known in tropical waters, the study said.

AT LEAST eight types of Jellyfish populate Israeli waters, most of which don’t sting

New coral reef discovered in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

The South American country last year expanded the Galapagos marine reserve by 60,000 square km, an extension of the 138,000 square km already in place, to protect endangered migratory species

Fishes swim among coral reefs in the waters of Alor, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, October 6, 2022.

Archaeologists to find lost underwater civilization with magnetic fields

Magnetic data, like seismic data, is collected by those looking to extract energy sources from the sea floor in order to map out the landscape for construction.

 Illustrative image of underwater civilization.

Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows - study

Deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40% by 2050, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.

 An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

Israel must protect its two sea wonders - opinion

With plastic, microplastic and shipping pollution, deep sea mining and plans for pipelines to Europe, action needs to be taken to ensure that human activity is done responsibly.

 ENDANGERED SEA wonder: Eilat’s coral reef.

Red Sea is younger, smaller version of Atlantic Ocean - Saudi study

Geologists have long argued about the structure of the Red Sea. Saudi Arabian geologists now insist it is a fully developed ocean.

 View from the Saudi Arabian shore of the Gulf of Aqaba looking towards the Sinai Peninsula.

Oldest known Ichthyosaur remains discovered in Arctic

Scientists discovered the oldest known Ichthyosaur remains. The paleontological find is changing how scientists see the emergence of the species as a whole.

 Icthyosaur

Plastic in Earth's oceans could triple by 2040, research warns

Experts said the study showed that the level of marine plastic pollution in the oceans has been underestimated.

‘THE PLASTIC plate and utensils are a symbol of modernity and the environmental destruction brought about by mankind through uncontrollable dumping and pollution.’