As Americans head to the beach over the Fourth of July weekend, one expert shared tips on what to do if you get caught in a ...

There are two species of seahorse in the British Isles – the short-snouted seahorse and the spiny seahorse. Both species are ...

Something’s stirring in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – and a strange “hole” of cold water in the ...

If you’re heading to the beach this summer to enjoy the sand and surf, be sure to know the difference between rip currents, ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

A fresh set of numbers is changing what scientists thought happens when a city‑sized slab of ice dissolves into the sea. The ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

Researchers say tugboats could tow huge underwater parachutes around the ocean to manually power a vital ocean current.

Shell-rich rocks trace a mostly upward climb in ocean life, with each mass extinction slashing both diversity and biomass ...

A cutting-edge submersible uncovered hidden Antarctic wonders—then mysteriously disappeared, leaving scientists baffled.

The drying of one of the world’s largest lakes is among the greatest human-made disasters to ever impact the Earth’s surface.