After years of speculation, oceanographers have finally confirmed the existence of a massive, hidden body of water sitting ...

Woods Hole Group, Bourne, Mass., and Chance Maritime Technologies, Lafayette, La., have completed an uninterrupted, 38-day ...

Ocean microbes keep the planet healthy by cycling nutrients and capturing carbon, but a detailed and precise map of where ...

As human activities have released greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping excess heat and warming the planet, the ocean has absorbed more than 90% of that excess heat since the 1970s. The ocean ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting. Scientists at the ...

Oceanic manta rays dive to record depths of 1,250 meters (4,100 feet), according to a first-of-its-kind study to examine in detail the extreme deep-diving behavior of these rays. Researchers tracked ...

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 – ...

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.

Karen was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Karen is the 11th named storm to form in the ...