The U.S. Naval War College recently hosted an unmanned systems demonstration at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, putting a solar-powered drone called Lightfish through its paces in front of ...

Hawaiʻi’s first rip current clinic, led by an internationally recognized ocean safety educator, was held at Hanalei Bay. On Wednesday morning, Feb. 18, at the Hanalei Beach Pavilion, a free rip ...

Combining wind turbines with wave, solar and tidal devices on shared platforms reduces construction costs, improves stability and generates more reliable power, according to researchers from the ...

The 3rd annual BlueTIDE technology demonstration event is set to return to Newport on Aug. 27, inviting attendees to discover the latest advancements in maritime and dual-use technologies. Hosted by ...

But scientists say a warming world is throwing off this balance. As Arctic ice melts, freshwater enters the North Atlantic — making the ocean water less dense, so it is less likely to sink. As a ...

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 ...

While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion. Surface currents are driven by wind blowing across the sea surface, and ...

Abstract: The Yucatan High Frequency Radar (HFR) Network is a trilateral collaboration between the U.S., Mexico, and Cuba designed to monitor surface currents in the Yucatan Channel, a critical ...

The Galápagos Islands sit only a short distance from South America, yet they might as well be another world. Cut off by ocean currents and geography, animals arriving there faced conditions unlike ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

Two recent events involving coastal currents raise the question of which way the nearshore waters flow along the Central Coast. One of these was the tragic death of a swimmer at Lover’s Point in ...

When oily plastic and glass, as well as rubber, washed onto Florida beaches in 2020, a community group shared the mystery online, attracting scientists’ attention. Working together, they linked the ...