New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost ...

Fresh evidence from sediment cores, satellite records, and deep-ocean sensors is converging on a troubling finding: meltwater ...

Researchers say tropical coral reefs may have already crossed a tipping point, portending mass dieback. Studies suggest they ...

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) ...

Discover how the Coriolis effect shapes weather patterns across the globe, including ocean currents and a hurricane’s spin. The coriolis effect influences everything from trade winds to storms.

When you see pictures of the Great Lakes around Chicago, Detroit or Cleveland, there's a sheet of ice extending from the shore. For the most part, you don't see the same thing with the Atlantic Ocean ...

Ocean currents are like giant conveyor belts, transporting water across the globe. They play a crucial role in regulating climate, weather, and the distribution of marine life. These powerful forces ...

One of the first sentences I was ever paid to write was “Try out lighter lip stick colors, like peach or coral.” Fresh out of college in the mid 2010s, I’d scored a copy job for a how-to website. An ...

As climate change and growing electricity demand spark the search for new renewable energy, researchers have been recently looking at the ocean for answers. Among many promising marine energy ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

Alexis Barcellos reunites with Sadie, a black Labrador retriever-mix, after Sadie was rescued from the water near Mission Beach. (Photo courtesy San Diego Fire-Rescue via AP) A pup that was swept out ...