Tiny plastic particles drifting through the oceans may be quietly weakening one of Earth’s most powerful climate defenses.

Part of Pine Island Glacier collapsed several years ago, forming an unstable inlet where no ship had sailed. Until now.

A group of German scientists tested the effects of a more acidic ocean on sharks’ teeth and found that future generations of ...

Brine pools, extremely salty, oxygen-free underwater lakes, are lethal to most marine life but teem with resilient microbes.

Far below the ocean’s surface, a hidden circulation system quietly shapes life on Earth. Dense “deep ocean water” formed in ...

The Great Lakes are taking one last shot in 2025 to remind everyone their waves can be more fierce than what the vast oceans typically conjure up. Gale force winds producing waves not seen since the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A 100,000-gallon sewage spill has closed Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, L.A. County officials said. Visitors should ...

CITY HALL — The New York City Council on Thursday approved a bill sponsored by Councilmember Gale Brewer calling on the U.S. Congress to preserve the historic ocean liner SS United States and relocate ...

Microscopic image of fluid inclusions in 1.4-billion-year-old halite crystals, which preserve ancient air and brine. (Justin Park/RPI) More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is ...