Donald Trump has urged the UK and other countries to send warships to the region to help secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran closed the key passage.

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The five-week voting bracket culminated in two names: one that reflects the giant pacific octopus' adorable appearance, the other that reflects her cheeky personality.

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With growing interest in mining critical metals from the seafloor, countries are now negotiating international rules. The ...

Divers descend into the cold waters of Puget Sound searching for a giant Pacific octopus. The rocky seabed is full of strange marine life, and at first the dive seems quiet. Then something moves in ...

From playful and delicate marine life to dramatic encounters with powerful predators, these winning photos capture remarkable ...

This octopus can brood its eggs for nearly four years without eating. Here’s how this biological extreme has reshaped how ...

The boss of Britain’s biggest gas and electricity supplier has called on Ed Miliband to reopen the North Sea to strengthen the country’s energy supplies.

Divers explore the ocean and discover an incredible massive octopus hiding underwater. While diving and cleaning trash, the unexpected encounter turns the dive into an amazing wildlife moment.

Located off Africa’s western shore, Príncipe is a quiet paradise — where ancient jungle spills into the sea, endemic species thrive and nature writes its own secret epic.

The ocean’s depths harbor one of the most enigmatic and intellectually sophisticated creatures known to science: the octopus. Despite evolving along an entirely separate branch of the evolutionary ...