A photo of the earth and its oceans taken from space. The photo has been changed so we can see all of the earth’s surface in one picture. The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean.

Geographically, this ocean is divided into five distinct regions, commonly called the world's oceans ... 8,047 meters at the ...

Earth's five oceans were formed by the constant movement of tectonic plates beneath us, and the same process is already forming a sixth ocean in East Africa.

To the Ends of the Earth: The Natural World - Oceans is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Did you know the Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans? Covering about 14 million square kilometres (5.4 million square miles), it's roughly 1.5 times the size of the ...

Often when people talk about climate change and the impact it is having on the world around us, it is in regard to the land. But the oceans cover more than 70% of our planet, so maybe it is time ...

The excess ocean warmth has had wide-ranging consequences. In April 2024, as the oceans started simmering, 77 percent of the ...

Plastic accumulating in our oceans and on our beaches has become a global crisis. Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean ...