A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

A new analysis of satellite data finds the Western Indian Ocean region lost around 4% its mangrove forests over the past quarter-century. In a report that discusses the state of these mangroves ...

Believed to have gone extinct at the time of the dinosaurs, the coelacanth has one of the longest gestation periods on Earth — and it can hunt in a headstand.

One of these species is the spotfin scorpionfish, or Neoscorpaena nielseni, a bright red fish typically found in the western Indian Ocean along the coasts of South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar ...

Earlier studies had described the western Indian Ocean as a region with the largest increase in phytoplankton during the recent decades.

The Indian Ocean basin is India’s strategic waters. India may not have formalised its claims as James Monroe did two centuries ago when he issued the “Monroe Doctrine” to declare the Western ...

Western-Indian-Ocean News: MSC 108 Revises Autonomous Ship Roadmap, MSC 108 To Discuss Red Sea Attacks, Ships Urged To Stay Vigilant In Gulf, Western Indian ...

British security firm Ambrey said on Friday merchant vessels transiting the Gulf and Western Indian Ocean were advised to stay alert in case of increased uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) activity in ...

The islands are "scattered" across the Mozambique Channel and western Indian Ocean, said France 24. They include Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Tromelin and the Glorioso Islands.

A venomous spotfin scorpionfish has been found off Western Australia, marking the species’ first appearance in this region of the Indian Ocean. Learn more here.

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the ...

Billy Taylor and his three crew members will row 5,500 miles across the Indian Ocean within 100 days for charity.