European flat oysters have nearly disappeared from the region. Now, researchers are helping them recover by depositing the ...

A cargo ship lying at the bottom of the sea off the Belgian coast has been fitted with a new treasure chest: a stash of rare ...

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.

The trek across the North Sea island of Norderney—a barrier island in the German North Sea—is around five kilometers long.

Since the close of World War II, more than 115 people have died from encounters with unexploded ordnance in the North Sea—but a lingering, invisible threat could be even even more deadly.