A 2020 satellite photo shows the immense power of 7-story waves crashing along the Portuguese coast. Later the same day, a surfer rode a 101-foot-tall wave at Nazaré, setting a new world record.

Surf’s waaay up, dude! Surfers flocked to Rockaway Beach in Queens Thursday to ride a swell of giant waves kicked up by Hurricane Erin — as the storm threatened to flood some nearby coastal areas.

The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it's called the midnight zone because it's too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller ...

Hurricane Erin’s outer bands are pounding Long Island’s South Shore, sending surging tides, towering waves and life-threatening rip currents Wednesday evening onto beaches already closed to swimming.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiny red robot sailboats deployed in the Atlantic Ocean can withstand 24-foot waves and Category 4 hurricanes while measuring ...

The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Inlet of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958. Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 5-year-old girl is missing and her father is dead after they were swept into the ocean by a wave at Garrapata ...

Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don't always transfer over to the natural world. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...