A treaty to protect the high seas will not come to life by the time the UN Oceans Conference opens in June, but persistence ...

Seas The Day/PA Wire Miriam Payne (left) and Jess Rowe (right) are expected to take six months to row across the ocean Miss Payne ... to plan until they hit heavy storms just 300 nautical miles ...

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can greatly affect how sound waves travel from one point to another.

High Seas Alliance director Rebecca Hubbard told AFP, describing the text as "one of our best opportunities to deliver action to protect the ocean." And beyond the technical elements, said Pew's ...