World Oceans Day happens June 8 -- and you can celebrate it by watching a new fishy film, tuning into an edge-of-the-seat documentary series, or learning about our beaches.

I was lucky enough to see "End of the Line," a documentary exploring just how severe overfishing has really become and the interwoven politics guarding an imminent ocean disaster.

In recent years, the loss of tropical rainforests has emerged as one of the leading causes of both global warming and decreased biological diversity. the preservation of the Mesoamerican "hotspot" - an area stretching from the northern Yucatan to Guatemal

Scientists have discovered a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards in Antarctica, evidence of an old eruption by a still active volcano that researchers believe may be contributing to the thinning of Antarctic glacial ice.

In light of the new data the authors believe that merely stabilizing CO2 emissions might not be enough to avoid catastrophic changes. "Humanity must aim for an even lower level of greenhouse gases", the report concludes.

Did you ever ask yourself what is the most dangerous animal on Earth? Well, this maybe could be an answer...

Shark-finning operations that have helped deplete the oceans of more than 90 percent of shark species.

Eleven malnourished seal pups have been rescued from a beach and taken to a zoo in Saint Petersburg. However, city authorities have taken a dim view of the zoo's actions and have hit it with a fine as the seals lacked the correct documents.

George Monbiot - If we fail to stop runaway climate change, it will be largely because of campaigning by oil, coal and electricity companies, and the network of lobbyists, fake experts and thinktanks they have sponsored.

JAPAN is in for a tough time at this week's global whale meet, with Australia ruling out a compromise on whale hunts even before the talks began.