An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in ...

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Has the North Sea tanker collision caused any pollution? How would we know? Jed Thomas  The recent collision between the oil ...

Compensation body says urgent checks are needed on insurance status of vessels suspected of being behind spills ...

This week’s ship collision off the Humber could have been much worse. Just one person is unaccounted for and one other needed ...

Mauritius, strategically located in the western Indian Ocean, is home to a significant population of Indian origin, ...

PM Modi is visiting Mauritius for its National Day, which, like much else in the country, has an Indian connection. Its ...

Satellite photo showing two clusters of abandoned fishing boats (left ... A Chinese fishing boat that ran aground on ...

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) revealed the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, Etihad-SAT, developed in ...

Sea turtles are considered one of the oldest living species on Earth, but it’s been a mystery where their babies go after heading out to sea. Known as their “lost years,” the lack of information makes ...