Tropical storms such as typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones are Earth's most powerful weather systems. Born over warm oceans, ...

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of ...

Even one percent plastic in a sample can distort ocean carbon numbers, making young carbon read as ancient and affecting ...

Researchers have uncovered surprising evidence that the deep ocean’s carbon-fixing engine works very differently than long ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing ...

An influential Ocean City nonprofit is urging city leaders to bring back a version of the Boardwalk tram — or create a new alternative — after the iconic service was permanently shut down following a ...

The ocean is saturated with microplastics. While we know the location of the great garbage patches, where plastic particles ...

The Arctic Ocean (Figure 1), the smallest of the world's five major oceans, is about 4000km (2500 miles) long and 2400km (1500 miles) wide, about the size of the continental USA. It lies entirely ...

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A new subdivision received the necessary sign-off to move forward, adding more than 100 single-family homes to the southern ...

An ambitious project to clean up a vast tide of ocean pollution has been sidelined. The project's 2,000-foot-long screen — which was already failing to capture plastic while stationed more than 1,000 ...