Given its obligations in the region, South Africa is uniquely positioned to represent Africa’s interests in Antarctic ...

The Sargasso Sea is a patch of unusually calm water 590 miles east of Florida. Strong currents rush around its edges, but inside it's smooth.

There are 30 percent more sediments on the seabed than previously expected, reveal an update of the map GlobSed. This equates to up to two kilometers of extra land mass over today's land area.

Iceland declares threat to Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk Scientists warn current collapse could trigger modern-day ice age for Northern Europe Researchers working to understand how, ...

Polar ocean waters are projected to stir and mix more as the planet warms and sea ice retreats. An open-access study finds stronger currents, turbulence and faster horizontal stirring across the ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

As Hurricane Melissa grows in the Caribbean, the Category 4 storm can be felt just as much in South Florida. Throughout the weekend, the hurricane has brought rough surf conditions, causing water ...

A person drowned after being swept out into the ocean near Lincoln City Sunday. North Lincoln Fire and Rescue said they responded around 3:40 p.m. to reports of a person being pulled out in the ...

Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a mile – but it's not to feed, nor is it happening everywhere in deep water.

Quahog clams provide evidence that critical North Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point,” researchers said. Mehdi Benkaci Unsplash Just as tree rings can tell us how old a tree ...

A new study analyzing chemical traces in the growth rings of clam shells reinforces growing concerns about the stability of a key North Atlantic Ocean current that helps keep the global climate ...

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