We know next to nothing about Earth’s seafloors. According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only ...

Scientists map microplastics across ocean depths, revealing their deep spread, persistence, and potential climate impact.

Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden ...

A part of Northern Africa is slowly splitting apart from the rest of the continent and may eventually create a whole new ocean, according to scientists. The phenomenon is due to plate tectonics in the ...

After a 116-104 win in Game 3, the Minnesota Timberwolves are up 2-1 against the Los Angeles Lakers – hasn’t anyone figured it out yet? It’s not that complicated; the only way for an opponent to quiet ...

After almost 100 years on planet Earth, Sir David Attenborough marks his birthday today with a stark warning that the oceans ...

Global ocean research needs to shift priorities to ensure the health and well-being of our oceans, and by extension, humanity ...

(Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr) If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn ... a professor of earth and ocean sciences at the University of North Carolina ...

Here are answers to three questions about the High Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an arm of the Interior ...

If the once-every-500-year Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake doesn’t do enough ... a professor of earth and ocean sciences at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington who worked on ...