Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There ...

Thanks to advanced computer simulations, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) peer-reviewed ...

Marine exploration often reveals unusual life forms that remain hidden beneath the ocean surface for years. In the past few ...

Over 70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans, but most of it remains unexplored. In contrast, we have detailed surface ...

Sea level can temporarily change for a variety of reasons—atmospheric pressure shifts and water accumulation from wind and ...

A new study found that many of our predictions on sea-level rise have been predicated on inaccurate starting numbers. In many places, especially Southeast Asia and the Pacific, it's significantly ...

Once the largest iceberg on Earth, the Antarctic giant has rapidly disintegrated in warmer Atlantic waters and may disappear ...

In the study, primary author Jennifer K. McWhorter of the University of Miami's Cooperative Institute for Marine and ...

A photographer captured this extraordinary site where whales' bodies lie in the shallows, with troubling repercussions for the deep oceans.

Offshore wind turbines change the air and ocean currents. The rotors extract wind energy and influence surface currents, while the turbine pillars underwater act as obstacles and slow down tidal ...

University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) scientists reported that submarine volcanoes, active faults, ...

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 ...