By 2050, offshore wind power capacity in the North Sea is set to increase more than tenfold. Researchers at the Helmholtz ...

A major shift may be brewing in the Pacific Ocean: Forecasters say El Niño could develop later this year. If it does, it can reshape weather patterns across the United States during the second half of ...

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 ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

For decades, the Indian Ocean has been known for some of the saltiest waters on Earth. But it seems that’s changing. Experts ...

The Pacific Ocean is warming so quickly that scientists had to find a new method for detecting and predicting El Niño and La Niña events.

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

The changes are most visible in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. Scientists say that the Gulf of Aden and the Red ...

El Niño could influence severe weather and hurricane seasons in the United States later this year.

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.

Research has pointed to the dangers of heavier and wetter snowfall, even as the number of snowy days decreases overall in California’s Sierra Nevada.

In the middle of the Arctic Ocean, a research ship did something that sounds completely crazy at first. Instead of escaping ...