New research has shown that the tropical subsurface ocean gained oxygen during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (commonly referred to as PETM). During this short-lived interval of time in Earth s ...

Icebergs that break off from Greenland's glaciers carry enormous amounts of fresh water that can affect Atlantic currents. Hubert Neufeld via Unsplash , CC BY-SA When people think about the risks of ...

What happens when you stop seeing the sea as a resource—and start seeing it as family? For two Indigenous members of Oceans ...

Join the National Museum of Natural History for programs on asteroid samples, fossils and chimpanzees Jack Tamisiea Visit the museum’s Sant Ocean Hall this Valentine’s Day to learn more about some of ...

Cutting-edge ROVs and ocean-mapping drones helped to find and identify the long-lost wreck of the World War II-era Japanese ...