Ocean Literacy

A historic agreement for the protection of the ocean

Differences in density, salinity and temperature causes the ocean water to stratify in staircase-like structures

Scientists modelled the global distribution of ocean forests

The risk of collisions between boats and marine mammals is growing exponentially, posing a serious threat to the health of several species of marine animals.

The US space agency is exploring the depths of the ocean to find evidence on the survival capabilities of organisms in extreme environments

Scientists have developed a new instrument to monitor the plankton migrations

Protecting whales can limit greenhouse gases and global warming

Phytoplankton captures CO2 and transports it to the sea floor

A chemical process

A wealth still to be explored

Consequences of Global Warming 1

The role of phytoplankton

How oceans regulate climate

Q&A with Sandro Carniel

‘Secret rainforests’ have been discovered deep in our oceans

The Aichi goals to protect wildlife have been missed

Humans' construction 'footprint' on ocean quantified for first time

A marine plant