Dolphin Awareness Month is an opportunity to learn more about these well-known marine mammals and the role they play in ocean ...

Scientists have documented surface currents in the Northern Hemisphere that turn left of the wind, not right. That reversal changes how researchers may forecast weather, track floating debris, and ...

Explore seven jelly creatures found off the Oregon coast, from Velella velella and moon jellies to giant lion’s mane, with graphics showing size, stings and other key facts.

Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Many insects live in fresh water, or close to the sea in salt marsh and beach habitats. There are also several species of water striders in the genus Halobates, which live on the ocean’s surface, far ...

3. 25 Facts About Geologic Time That Made Our Brains Hurt 4. How Do We Know? A Glimpse into Geologic Sleuthing 5. Our ...

When we look at the solid ground beneath our feet, it's easy to assume Earth has always been this way. But our planet tells a story so extraordinary, so ...

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 ...

STRAITS OF FLORIDA — At 2 a.m., oceanographer Ryan Smith was headed into his 12th hour of work with little sleep when trouble started. From the rear deck of the University of Miami’s research boat, he ...

MARINA – Two people were rescued from the ocean near Marina on Sunday after being swept into the water by a rip current near 8th Street and Beach Range Road. At about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday during the ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — It is just one scenario among many, but by far the most cataclysmic. Sometime over the next 100 years, human-driven warming could disrupt a vital ocean current that carries heat ...