Understanding the dynamics of how water moves is deceptively simple in concept and endlessly complex in practice. Real-world marine environments are anything but controlled: weather, seasons, and ...

The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which helps to regulate Earth's climate. But scientists have long struggled to ...

The hazard is one of the leading weather-related causes of drownings in Florida.

Tropical Storm Amanda formed in the North Pacific Ocean Wednesday morning Hawaii time, according to the National Hurricane ...

The town of Kuroshio in Japan is named after the swift ocean current that flows nearby. The Kuro­shio (Black Stream) stretches as wide as a megacity and carries more water than the Amazon river.

Deep in the ocean is a worm that makes its home inside a “glass castle,” a mysterious “ghost shark” and a carnivorous “death ball” sponge. These are just three of the 1,121 “previously unknown” ...

Root explores how Earth’s gravity field is constantly changing and what these variations reveal about our planet ...

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostationary Ocean Flow), the approach applies deep ...

The first signs of the developing global Super El Niño are no longer confined to satellite maps over the Pacific Ocean.

Weather satellites are not only used to forecast the weather: they also provide valuable information about ocean currents. By observing their thermal images, scientists have identified the patterns of ...

A 31-year-old ocean rower aims to become the first American woman to row solo from California to Hawaii and also set the ...

Massive mats of seaweed are washing up on South Florida beaches ...