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Oceans

Australian boy killed by shark in Sydney Harbour honoured at Bondi Beach

Dozens of beaches, including in Sydney, were closed in January after four shark attacks in two days.
Dozens of beaches, including in Sydney, were closed in January after four shark attacks in two days.

No more high noon on the high seas: Singapore reviewing laws, policies to fulfil UN global treaty

The OceanXplorer research vessel conducted a 24-day mission with the National University of Singapore to a seamount chain in the Indian Ocean in 2025.
The OceanXplorer research vessel conducted a 24-day mission with the National University of Singapore to a seamount chain in the Indian Ocean in 2025.

Boy ‘fighting for life’ after Sydney shark attack

A view of rainfall over Shark Beach at sunset in Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A view of rainfall over Shark Beach at sunset in Sydney, Australia, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Flavio Brancaleone     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Experts say oceans soaked up record heat levels in 2025

The heat that has accumulated in the oceans in 2025 increased by approximately 23 zettajoules – an amount equivalent to nearly four decades of global primary energy consumption.
The heat that has accumulated in the oceans in 2025 increased by approximately 23 zettajoules – an amount equivalent to nearly four decades of global primary energy consumption.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 9, 2026

US Vice-President J.D. Vance addressing the media at the White House on Jan 8.
US Vice-President J.D. Vance addressing the media at the White House on Jan 8.

Several whales restrand at New Zealand’s Farewell Spit, six die

People trying to rescue a pod of whales stranded on the shore at Farewell Spit, in Golden Bay, New Zealand, on Jan 8.
People trying to rescue a pod of whales stranded on the shore at Farewell Spit, in Golden Bay, New Zealand, on Jan 8.

A half-planet-size gap in global governance is about to get plugged

A boy looking at a thresher shark On the Yemeni island of Socotra, sometimes called  the "Galapagos Islands" of the Indian Ocean for its rich biodiversity.
A boy looking at a thresher shark On the Yemeni island of Socotra, sometimes called  the "Galapagos Islands" of the Indian Ocean for its rich biodiversity.

India’s navy sails into history with stitched vessel on ocean voyage

Named Kaundinya, after a legendary Indian mariner, its 20m long hull is sewn together with coconut coir rope rather than nailed.
Named Kaundinya, after a legendary Indian mariner, its 20m long hull is sewn together with coconut coir rope rather than nailed.

Number of sea-floor animals down by nearly 40% in Pacific deep-sea mining zone: Study

The study probed the impact of deep-sea mining - an emerging industry - on biodiversity. Deep-sea habitats play a crucial role in the climate system.
The study probed the impact of deep-sea mining - an emerging industry - on biodiversity. Deep-sea habitats play a crucial role in the climate system.

Ocean activist dodging Japanese arrest vows at COP30 to take on deep-sea mining, krill industry

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, attends an interview with Reuters onboard his ship, while he attends the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, attends an interview with Reuters onboard his ship, while he attends the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Anderson Coelho

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