Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

Rehabilitated in Florida, a tagged loggerhead named Pyari may reveal how injured turtles adapt to currents, feeding, and migration.

Ocean currents and tidal flows don’t just push water. They shape where fish go. Around powerful tidal sites like Canada’s Bay ...

It’s part of the scenario in “The Day After Tomorrow,” but scientists differ over whether or how fast it may occur. A team ...

Understanding how the oceans behaved in the past — especially during extremely cold periods — is crucial for testing the models used to project future climate change. The peak of the last ice age, the ...

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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.

Artemi Panarin’s time with the Rangers may be approaching its end, as the team opted to remove the 34-year-old from its lineup for Wednesday’s game against the Islanders. New York has been seeking a ...

Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of the carbon dioxide that oceans pull from the atmosphere, new research ...