A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...

A new satellite-based product can now map the ocean carbon sink at unprecedented resolution.Although the oceanic sink for the ...

Researchers recreated a 30,000-year-old ocean journey from Taiwan to Japan using canoes and simulations to test early human ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and ...

Public squares, secret gardens and offbeat cafes can offer respite and a sense of community connection, which contribute to ...

Experiments and simulations show Paleolithic paddlers could outwit the powerful Kuroshio Current by launching dugout canoes ...

Hundreds of men and women at the Naval Oceanographic Office map physical features and collect information in waterways across the globe every day.

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies on the current system for its mild conditions.

A world map showing changes in global photic zones between 2003 and 2022. Reds indicate regions where the oceans are getting darker, while blues indicate regions where oceans are getting lighter ...

Despite oceans covering more than 70% of Earth’s surface, we have mapped less than 25% of the ocean floor at high resolution. This knowledge gap exists because traditional mapping techniques face ...