A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

For this second installment of the Sea Camp series, we explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It's the largest of five ...

Whether from a forest on fire or gasoline powering a car, organic matter rarely combusts completely: Remnants such as char and soot can persist in the environment for decades. Over time, as physical ...

Coral bleaching isn’t just an ocean crisis. Here’s how the global event endangers food security, local jobs—and the land ...

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Advanced life-saving measures were taken off Ocean City's coast on Sunday after multiple departments responded to a mayday call, the city's fire department said.

Lifeguards rescued a young deer from the ocean off the Central Florida coastline Sunday after beachgoers spotted the animal ...

On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When ...

The Ocean City Fire Department reports that a boater was seriously injured after they were struck by a pontoon boat propeller ...