Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence ... It forms part of the global ocean "conveyor belt" connecting the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The system regulates ...

The number of salmon returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year is expected to beat the 10-year average return. That’s according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm ...

A sequel to the popular first version from 2011, the new visualization now shows currents not just at the water's surface.

By Spoorthy Raman Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - La Niña conditions have been present in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean since ...

Do the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans mix? Explore the science behind their visible boundary, the role of salinity and ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansion ...

Earthquakes have been detected in the Pacific Ocean using cable-based ocean monitoring techniques employed by scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and New Zealand’s Measurement ...

NASA data shows global sea levels are rising faster than expected. Most of the rise in 2024 came from ocean warming, not ...

The slowdown of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current could have 'dire' consequences, including greater climate variability and ...