Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Scientists found patches on the Antarctic seafloor called "seeps" where fluid and gas move up through sediments and into the ...

How high will the ocean rise under climate change? By 2050, scientists have a pretty good idea. But why does it matter where ...

NEW YORK — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of ...

One bright spot is green sea turtles, which have recovered substantially, the IUCN said as it released its latest Red List of ...

(CNN) — China’s latest nature reserve is a rock in the middle of one of the world’s most contested waterways. On Wednesday, the Chinese government approved a proposal to establish a national nature ...

BEIJING — China has approved the establishment of a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly disputed territory that the Philippines also claims in the South China Sea. A notice posted ...

China will establish a nature reserve at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, a step that will likely inflame tensions with Manila in the resource-rich waterway. China’s cabinet, the State Council ...

Oct. 7 (UPI) --China's surprise declaration of a new nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal is more than a nod to environmental stewardship. It is a carefully calculated maneuver that fuses ecological ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Thursday protested a plan by China to establish a nature reserve in one of the most hotly disputed shoals in the South China Sea, calling it a “pretext to ...