It stretches nearly 480 kilometres in width. Scientists estimate that millions of cubic metres of water fall downward every second. Its flow rate is several times greater than that of the largest ...

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

Barnacles are more than ship pests. Learn how they filter water, feed predators, build habitat, and affect animals and ships.

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

The Winnemem Wintu, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and other groups oppose plans to build the Delta tunnel ...

Hagfish may look primitive, but their slime is a biological marvel. Learn how this jawless fish uses protein-rich mucus to stop sharks and how scientists are turning that same slime into inspiration ...

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 ...

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

Beneath the icy waters between Greenland and Iceland flows Earth’s largest waterfall, three times taller than Angel Falls — yet completely invisible from the surface. How can something so vast remain ...

His derring-do and unusual lung capacity led him to make record-breaking dives of more than 200 feet into the Atlantic without wearing a scuba tank or fins.

Rivers and lakes form a sacred geography in the South Indian state of Kerala, where travellers can trace waterways that have been shaping myths, legends and religious practices for millennia.