Fishing is ranked as the deadliest job in the world. By many measures, Chinese squid ships are among the most brutal, as human trafficking, violence, filthy conditions and death are common. Inside the deadly world of Chinese squid ships are the crimes that seafood reflects.

How China’s fishing fleet is transforming world’s oceans

The ice shelves of Greenland have seen a disappearance of more than a third in their volume since 1978, stated the researchers. The disintegration of the ice shelves has been accelerated because of warm ocean waters which have melted them from beneath and increased their chances of collapsing.

Three of eight ice shelves in Greenland have collapsed. It now only has five

In recent years, it was discovered that billions of snow crabs disappeared from the ocean around Alaska, and now the scientists have claimed that they know the reason behind it.

Here's why billions of crabs disappeared from ocean around Alaska

Researchers in the US state of Missouri found high concentrations of microplastics in a cave system that has been closed off to visitors for the past three decades.

Scientists find microplastics in cave closed to humans for 30 years: Study

Disguised as conducting scientific examinations in the Indian Ocean, Chinese vessels are presently engaged in extensive surveys across vast regions of the Indian Ocean Region.

Is China spying in the Indian Ocean?

Out of the world is a passe. These days if you want to grab eyeballs, you have to talk about something like out-of-the solar-system or out of the galaxy because it's not always we come across things crossing such unimaginable distances and landing on Earth.

Scientists find material in ocean that's out-of-this-solar-system

There might be less plastic in the sea than we thought. A new study has some good news, but there’s a problem: Ocean pollution appears to be growing fast.

Less plastic litter in oceans than estimated: Study

United States federal investigators have said that a pilot error led to a United Airlines flight plunging towards the ocean, coming within 748 feet of crashing into the Pacific Ocean in 2022.

Human error | Plunge of United flight towards ocean was mistake of pilot, says NTSB

World's oceans set new surface temperatures. Break their 7-year record. Experts fear temperatures could rise even further.

World’s oceans set new temperature record

India's Samudrayaan project will be the nation's first manned ocean mission. India could join the elite group of countries who have conducted subsea missions with specialist technology. What is more to the Samudrayaan mission? Molly Gambhir reports.

Gravitas: India set to explore the depths of the ocean with the Samudrayaan project

There's a new contender for the heavyweight title. Look at this blue whale! Scientists unveil a partial skeleton of a newly discovered whale found in Peru.

Scientists unveil a partial skeleton of an ancient whale in Lima

In a groundbreaking study, novel research has revealed a concerning trend — waves are surging to greater heights and surf reaching at least 13 feet (approximately 4 metres) is becoming more frequent off the coast of California.

Ocean waves are getting bigger as Earth gets warm, study says

From torrential rains causing floods and landslides to scorching heat waves taking a heavy toll extreme weather patterns are becoming frequent across the world. Now a bigger threat seems to be on the rounds, a new study reveals that a vital system of ocean currents could collapse within a few decades due to global warming.

Vital ocean currents could collapse by mid-century: Study

A joint team of Indo-Japanese scientists have found traces of an ancient ocean that once existed in the Himalayas around 600 million years ago. Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and Niigata University, Japan, have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from the pristine ocean.

Scientists find ancient ocean water in Himalayas, offer insights into Earth’s past

A recent study suggests that the Gulf Stream system, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc), could collapse as early as 2025, posing catastrophic climate impacts.

Gulf stream in peril: Study suggests collapse possible as early as 2025

According to new research, the colour of the Earth's oceans is changing because of climate breakdown. The report suggests that the deep blue sea is actually turning greener over time and added that climate change is also affecting areas in the low latitudes near the equator.

Climate change making world's oceans 'green', suggests new study

A 5,000-mile-wide blob of murky seaweed slithered menacingly across the Atlantic before depositing itself upon the US coastline. It may have been one of Alfred Hitchcock's fantastical otherworldly stories.

US: Heaps of seaweed full of flesh-eating bacteria hit Florida beaches

According to Bhutan's Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji, the kingdom is close to finding a solution to its border dispute with its neighbour China. Speaking to WION's Sidhant Sibbal outside of the 6th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Dorji confirmed that the border is peaceful and serene and refuted China's claims to be invading its land. He also hoped that the border would be marked as quickly as possible to prevent any potential future disputes.

6th Indian Ocean Conference: Bhutan's Foreign Minister thanks Indian govt for support during Covid

Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam speaks to WION on ties with India, G20, and more.

Bangladesh's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on ties with India, Pakistan

On the second day of the Indian Ocean Conference in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, high-level delegations and also think tanks from about 25 different countries are taking part in the sixth edition of the conference. Watch WION's principal diplomatic correspondent Siddhant Sibbal in a conversation with Sri Lanka's ports, shipping, and aviation minister Nimal Siripala De Silva.

6th Indian Ocean Conference: Sri Lankan minister Nimal Siripala De Silva talks on India-Lanka relationship

With sea surface temperatures swelling to new highs, scientists warn carbon pollution has potential to turn oceans into a global warming "Time bomb".

'Oceans becoming ticking time bombs'

World's ocean surface temperature has reached an all-time high since satellite records first began, The Guardian reported citing government data. The average temperature at the ocean's surface has been at 21.

World’s ocean surface temperature smashes record, reaches an all-time high of 21.1ºC

Slowly but gradually, Africa is splitting into two. As per research, two major sections of the continent are peeling apart, which could eventually form a new ocean. The colossal breakup is associated with the East African Rift System (EARS), one of the largest rifts in the world.

How Africa is forming two new continents & an ocean as it slowly divides into two

The thwaites glacier in Antarctica, nicknamed the doomsday glacier is on the edge as warm water from the ocean has seeped into its weak spots. Alyson Le Grange tells you more.

Antarctica's 'doomsday glaciers' is in trouble

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