"That trend shows that the background state is shifting." Scientists sound alarm over concerning ocean phenomenon fueling ...

Scientists now estimate that around 8M tons of plastic waste pour into the ocean every year, forming swirling gyres of debris that behave like slow-motion tornadoes in water. These spirals of trash ...

Storms River Mouth marks one of the most dramatic meeting points between land and ocean in South Africa. Towering green cliffs plunge directly into the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, where ...

Scientists have identified a newly recognized threat lurking beneath the ocean’s surface: sudden episodes of underwater darkness that can last days or even months. Caused by storms, sediment runoff, ...

The water around Jamaica had been simmering all summer. By the time Hurricane Melissa roared ashore Tuesday, that uber-warm Caribbean Sea had helped turn it into a monster: a Category 5 storm with ...

To reduce the impacts of global warming, like the ones present on the Connecticut coastline, Save the Sound suggests that shifts towards renewable energy and carbon reductions in the transportation ...

Understanding what is happening deep beneath the ocean surface is key to understanding the weather patterns we are ...