Two documentaries revisit the 2004 disaster and explore how science has advanced since then.

The bottom of the Pacific Ocean is actually cooling down. How is this possible? The answer is proof that Earth's systems operate on long timescales.

Natural fluctuations alone do not explain warming in the upper layers of the planet's oceans, confirms a new computer modeling study.

As acidic seawater forces shellfish to grow thinner shells, scientists warn of a ripple effect that could alter marine ecosystems around the planet.

Did Japan hit the rare earth elements jackpot? Scientists have found undersea mud off the coast that could be packed with elements like yttrium, cerium and pras

American chemists are searching for new and resourceful ways to extract uranium from deposit-rich oceans in order to reduce the expensive mining process's cost.

"Ain't No Fish" is a stop-motion animated short film that uses a 1940s show tune to highlight ocean pollution.

We know plastic products pollution the ocean, but washing yoga pants, athletic wear and other clothes is a rising cause of concern.

The Ocean Cleanup is ready to launch plastic-eating System 001 to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Four astronauts are spending 12 days underwater to prepare new methods for working in outer space. And they're Tweeting about it.

Using satellite data and machine learning, researchers have mapped the movements of over 70,000 industrial fishing vessels.

A '60 Minutes' investigation shows that the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon rig moved its headquarters to avoid paying taxes.

Death by acid was the fate of the sea monsters that perished in Earth's biggest mass extinction, some 251 million years ago.

By analyzing ear wax from a deceased blue whale, scientists gained clues to years of chemical exposure.

OPT harnesses ocean power with some bright yellow buoys (VIDEO).

Rutherford Seydel's Oxygen Project creates a sustainable Earth while creating financial sustainability for all. All it will take is a massive group action.

The aquifer is hundreds of feet under the seabed, spans 200 miles along the U.S. East Coast, and hints at similar deposits elsewhere.

The world's oceans are hurting, and we're the only ones who can do anything about it — so read up.

Australian actress Rachel Ward is featured in 'Pioneers of Television: Miniseries'.

The world's oceans are turning acidic even more rapidly than during a monster emission of planet-warming carbon 56 million years ago.

Singer-songwriter, in collaboration with G-Star Raw, will create jeans made from plastic-based 'bionic yarn'.

Green mom blogger Diane MacEachern shares her thoughts on picket lines, the state of U.S. politics and how to create a better quality of life.

The latest from the SKYGLOW project captures the Grand Canyon during a full cloud inversion.

The project will utilize a 2,000-meter barrier, making it the largest floating structure ever deployed in the ocean.

Former surfing champion Ashley Lloyd Thompson is making waves in the world of surfboard shaping.

New marine reserves are making a big splash around the planet — and not a moment too soon.

Examining layers of offshore sediment can provide insight into the link between glaciers and climate change.

What does a splintering iceberg sound like underwater? Imagine the cracks and pops of an ice cube melting in a glass of lemonade multiplied on a colossal scale.

I've been covering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the past year or so and just wrote about it here on MNN last week.

Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography traveled out to a spot of sea 1,000 miles from shore and were sad to find plastic everywhere.

Leading coral reef ecologist Jeremy Jackson speaks at TED about the havoc humanity is wreaking on the ocean.

A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today.

Material from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to be collected, melted down and rebuilt into a floating paradise for green tourism.

A new animation shows the path of the debris carried out to sea by last year's massive tsunami in Japan. The tsunami triggered by the devastating earthquake tha

The great Pacific garage patch is giving sea striders a place to breed out on the open ocean, changing the natural environment there, new research suggests.

Even if you don't live near the sea, there's plenty you can do to help the cause.

Marine debris is transformed into art for a new exhibit at the Anchorage Museum, offering an eerie look at Earth's plastic problem.

There's a secret world of microbes hidden on the plastic littering the oceans.

The winner of a new video contest can join a 3-week 'hardcore sailing adventure' through North Atlantic garbage patches.

A vast amount of the plastic garbage littering the surface of the ocean may be disappearing, a new study suggests.

Earth's oceans now contain 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic trash, according to the most thorough survey of its kind.

A new study reveals the global pace of plastic pollution, where it's coming from, and how we might start to stem the tide.

Ocean currents have carried about 300 billion pieces of plastic trash to the Arctic Ocean, a new study finds, and more is on the way.

A 4th garbage collection zone, this one in the South Pacific, emerges.

Up to 95 percent of the plastic waste carried out to sea by rivers seems to travel through just 10 waterways, according to a new study.

The Indian Ocean is the world's biggest plastic dumping ground, but some of it is leaking elsewhere.

Scientists are are trying to understand why fish eat ocean plastic, how it affects them and how it affects their predators — including us.

Alexandra Cousteau revisits Scott St. Pierre in Louisiana and learns how he and others are coping with the oil spill.

The DOE has awarded $5 million for offshore wind energy facilities and renewable ocean energy projects.

Innovators like Sea2See and Adidas are taking marine trash and turning it into treasure.