A new space mission has launched its way to Jupiter to explore the planet’s icy moons and look for signs of life.

The European Space Agency has successfully launched a mission to Jupiter to look for conditions necessary for life beyon

The ocean's ability to consume carbon and regulate temperatures is being reduced by climate change, which is changing the way the ocean moves. Ocean scientist Simon Donner explains how.

Mission will conduct a comprehensive survey that aims to shed new light on mechanics and consequences of climate change.

The first day of COP15, the UN’s biodiversity conference in Montreal, got off to a rocky start as protests disrupted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's opening speech. Delegates are under pressure to come up with a global pact to halt the...

The ocean moves in currents but also by vertical mixing and the great ocean conveyor, or thermohaline circulation. Johanna Wagstaffe learns more from ocean scientist Simon Donner and from a rubber duck mishap

UN delegates are negotiating a treaty to save international waters from overexploitation. With less than one per cent of international waters protected, environmentalists and scientists alike say the clock is ticking to protect precious...

Underwater footage explores pristine reef, undamaged by climate change, off coast of Tahiti.

Several Canadian universities are using virtual reality and artificial intelligence to help people better understand the effects of climate change, which researchers say helps build environmental empathy.

The UN says 21.5 million people have become climate refugees since 2010. But that number could skyrocket with rising seas pushing hundreds of millions of people out of their coastal homes. Our Environment Correspondent Nick Clark finds...

Nearly half of the 38 pirate attacks recorded globally in the first three months of this year happened there.

Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau, co-authors of "Oceans for Dummies," discuss the importance of ocean conservation in the larger conversation about climate change.

Researchers in Australia say they have developed a technique to grow and transplant new coral populations in one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.

The new satellite is blasting off with a mission to keep track of one of the most challenging effects of global warming.

The move is an apparent show of strength as it prepares to resume talks with Turkey on agreeing to the limits of their continental shelves.

Digital commerce has been a vitally important resource over the course of the pandemic, but a new report reveals that our convenience comes at a price. An analysis from Oceana suggests that Amazon generated a staggering 465 million...

Biodiversity is the foundation of life on Earth, but it is being threatened like never before and humanity is feeling the impact.

The government says it worked closely with companies to decide which areas to protect.

Probe estimates up to 14 million tonnes of unreported fish catches worth around $23bn are traded every year.

Surveillance crews in Senegal’s waters are intercepting fishing boats in protected areas near Dakar.

The EU's new Ocean Pact includes reducing plastic pollution, restoring maritime ecosystems, and fighting against illegal fishing.

World leaders and scientists are gathering in Nice, France, for this week's United Nations Ocean Conference, aimed at confronting the risks of climate change, plastic pollution, the loss of ecosystems and overfishing.

The Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, brings together over 100 heads of state, scientists, and activists to accelerate action for ocean protection. With the ocean's health critical to the...

French President Emanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron welcomed dozens of head of states and other leaders as they arrived for the United Nations Ocean Conference opening dinner in Nice.