23 Sep 2025
Photo by Jakob Owens A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has reached the critical threshold of 60 ratifications needed to enter into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026. Morocco and Sierra Leone became the 60th and 61st parties to ratify the Agreement on Friday, triggering […]
19 Aug 2025
Photo by National Cancer Institute Scientists have discovered a marine-derived molecule that triggers an explosive form of cancer cell death, offering a potentially revolutionary approach to cancer treatment that harnesses the ocean’s untapped pharmaceutical potential. The compound, dubbed EPS3.9, was secreted by marine bacteria found off the coast of Taiwan and has demonstrated the […]
22 Jul 2025
Photo by Alan David Robb A sweeping new scientific review has laid bare the long-lasting and system-wide impacts of the 2014–2016 marine heat wave that engulfed the northeast Pacific Ocean. Described by researchers as the most extensive assessment of its kind, the study reveals how rising ocean temperatures are not only bleaching corals and […]