Do you know which is the largest coral reef in the world? Explore why the Great Barrier Reef holds this title, along with its ...

Which ocean has the maximum number of islands in the world? Explore why the Pacific Ocean holds this record, along with its ...

As a devoted ocean swimmer, I've learned to accept the risk of exploring an ocean that is not my natural habitat.

The ocean covers more than two-thirds of the planet and remains one of the most unexplored and mysterious environments on ...

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Every year, World Wetlands Day 2026 is observed on February 2 around the world to celebrate the unique semi-aquatic ecosystems around the globe ...

Learning doesn’t always mean flipping through heavy textbooks or sitting in a long lecture. Sometimes, it just takes ...

For expats living in Doha, the Maldives is one of the closest true tropical escapes, just a short flight away, yet worlds apart in colour, pace and nat ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think about. But imagine if the ocean could help with that. Scientists at the ...

Dr. Herdís Steinsdóttir deploying an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. A new study shows that coral reefs don’t ...

Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

Coral reefs may seem like paradise, but they are being degraded by a range of global and local factors, including climate change, poor water quality, and overfishing. New research reveals that ...