New research is turning a long‑standing hunch about sea turtles into a detailed map of how these animals read the planet ...

In the middle of the rapidly warming Atlantic Ocean, a persistent cold patch just south of Greenland is bucking global ...

A beach hazards statement is in effect through Monday evening for Pacific Coast beaches, warning of sneaker waves and rip ...

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

Loggerhead hatchlings travel thousands of miles guided by an astonishing built-in navigation system that uses the Earth’s magnetic field. Scientists trained young turtles to “dance” in response to ...

Subsurface waters in the California Current are becoming acidic roughly 50% faster than atmospheric CO2 alone would suggest.

The ocean has long been treated as boundless—a frontier for extraction and a sink for waste. This perception has driven ...

Viewers seem baffled by viral videos of homes left to tumble into the ocean. But this is how we approach a growing range of ...

The father who died while attempting to rescue his 5-year-old daughter as they were pulled into the ocean by a large wave at ...

New research shows that a long-debated cold patch near Greenland is linked to a weakening Atlantic circulation system.

Without warm currents from the South Atlantic, Iceland would be much icier and stormier. Now, those currents are at risk of collapse and the country is preparing for this “existential threat.” ...

The Ocean's Global Heat Distribution System One of the most important functions of the ocean is to move heat around the ...