Oceans

Massachusetts 15 hours ago

Great white shark spotted feasting on seal carcass near Cape Cod

A great white shark was spotted about five miles off the coast of Massachusetts' Cape Cod in the area's first confirmed sighting of the season.

Endangered Species 4 days ago

Endangered species in the US: Fast facts about creatures at risk of going extinct

In honor of National Endangered Species Day, take a look at some of the creatures that can be found in the U.S., both on land and sea, and learn some interesting facts along the way.

SCIENCE 5 days ago

Titanic: full-sized digital scans reveal new details of wrecked passenger liner

Researchers hope that the new digital scans will provide new details about how the Titanic sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean more than a century ago.

China 5 days ago

Chinese fishing boat capsizes in the middle of the Indian Ocean, 39 reported missing

A Chinese fishing boat carrying 17 people from China, 17 from Indonesia, and five from the Philippines has capsized in the middle of the Indian Ocean northwest of Australia.

VIDEO 6 days ago

Tiger Shark attacks kayaker off Hawaii coast

Shark attacks the kayak of a man fishing off the coast of Hawaii (Scott Haraguchi via Storyful)

Florida May 16

Florida girl, 13, suffers injuries to stomach, limbs during bull shark attack: 'Pretty scary'

A teenage girl said she was sitting in the ocean in South Florida when she was bitten by a bull shark, resulting in wounds on her stomach, arm and leg.

Australia May 15

Pieces of wetsuit, surfboard found after shark attack in South Australia

Pieces of a wetsuit and surfboard were found following a shark attack in South Australia over the weekend. The attack could be the third fatality to hit Australia so far this year.

Asia May 12

Representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations discuss economic growth at Bangladesh conference

The Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh hosted representatives from 25 Indian Ocean nations. They discussed regional economic growth, cooperation, and security in the area.

Oceans May 10

Scientist claims to have answer to mystery of notorious Bermuda Triangle

An Australian scientist claims to have uncovered the mystery behind the notorious Bermuda Triangle, the source of centuries of puzzling ship and plane disappearances.

Mexico May 9

Mexico sets out search to find vaquita marina, the world’s most endangered marine mammal

Mexican officials and a conservation group will conduct a search in the Sea of Cortez to locate the world’s remaining vaquita marina, the ocean’s most endangered mammal.