The world's oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface. They're filled with currents, some much stronger than the fastest flowing large rivers. These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty ...

A team of national laboratory researchers recently released version 1.0 of the Marine Hydrokinetic Toolkit (MHKiT)?a free, publicly available software tool used to process, analyze, ...

A new satellite has mapped Earth's ocean floors in unprecedented detail, a new study reveals. . The first year of measurements from NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite mission, ...

A four-year record from the heart of the Ross Ice Shelf shows how subtle changes could shape future sea level rise, ocean ...

Along the Pacific, the ocean is no longer a distant backdrop but an active, punishing force that is pushing into streets, ...

While New Yorkers will mostly be spared Hurricane Ernesto’s wrath, the storm is still expected to bring strong and dangerous rip currents to the region this weekend, forecasters warned. As a ...

A Magellanic penguin on Magdalena Island, located in the Strait of Magellan near Chile's southern tip. Tens of thousands of penguins come to the island every year to breed. The South American penguin ...