Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.

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

Standing at the rail of a large cruise ship at sunset, the scene can feel simple: metal, water, and sky. Yet the vessel is rarely alone. A cruise ship travels through the ocean as a moving structure ...

The irregular, swirling motion of fluids we call turbulence can be found everywhere, from stirring in a teacup to currents in ...

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

Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient sediments hint that Earth’s magnetic field sometimes changed far more slowly than expected.

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

Climate science, over the past few decades, especially since the turn of the new century, has increasingly identified trouble spots with ecosystems that support life on Earth. These crucial ecosystems ...

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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.

In my last column, I invited you to help me make a list of what is still right in the world at a time when so much feels heavy with what is wrong. I received kind notes about the column and messages ...

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into the water. Adam Subhas of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in ...