“The Southern Ocean has long been recognized by scientists, but because there was never agreement internationally, we never officially recognized it,” says National Geographic Society ...

"If I were speaking to all the leaders at Rio+20 I'd say this is not [a choice between] the ocean or ourselves," said marine ecologist Enric Sala, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence.

Very close, it turns out. This month National Geographic’s newest experience, “Ocean Odyssey,” opens in Times Square in New York City, bringing visitors face-to-face with humpback whales ...

National Geographic scientists recently discovered the world's largest coral colony in the southwest Pacific Ocean, deemed the "mega" coral. The National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas team ...

Sala, 56, is not simply a marine adventurer; his mission, through the National Geographic project conservation organisation ...