Every time we do a load of laundry, tiny fibers of polyester escape from our clothes and slip down the drain. These ...

The retreat of ice in the Barents Sea could be strengthening a key ocean current that regulates global climate.

The 65-year-old man was eventually brought to shore but was pronounced dead at a medical center Getty A 65-year-old man died after he fell into the ocean in Hawaii on Feb. 27 People nearby heard his ...

STRAITS OF FLORIDA — At 2 a.m., oceanographer Ryan Smith was headed into his 12th hour of work with little sleep when trouble started. From the rear deck of the University of Miami’s research boat, he ...

The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published February 3 in Nature ...

Discover how the Coriolis effect shapes weather patterns across the globe, including ocean currents and a hurricane’s spin. The coriolis effect influences everything from trade winds to storms.

While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion. Surface currents are driven by wind blowing across the sea surface, and ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

The town of Kuroshio in Japan is named after the swift ocean current that flows nearby. The Kuro­shio (Black Stream) stretches as wide as a megacity and carries more water than the Amazon river.

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Justin Cummings is organizing California coastal communities in response to the prospect of offshore oil drilling and potential seabed mining — as his predecessor Gary ...

New research reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)—offering vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability. NEGIS is the ...

The Vatnajokull glaciers about 200 miles east of the capital Reykjavík, Iceland on February 23, 2025. - Evrim Aydin/Anadolu/Getty Images Iceland’s relatively mild climate is shaped by a crucial ...