European flat oysters were once abundant in the North Sea. But because of human activities over the past century, they’ve ...

Tanker collision near protected marine areas The North Sea is home to a number of protected marine animals, as well as vital fishing stocks for the U.K. and other European countries.

Fears are mounting of a potential environmental disaster off the coast of Britain after a cargo ship smashed into an oil tanker transporting jet fuel for the US military.

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process is a bit more complicated.

The North Sea is "very unprotected" and vulnerable to possible Russian sabotage attempts on critical undersea infrastructure NATO nations heavily rely on, according to a senior Dutch military ...