New research shows the blast triggered secondary gravity waves that rattled the upper atmosphere, where satellites orbit.

A treaty to protect the high seas will not come to life by the time the UN Oceans Conference opens in June, but persistence ...

When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Over the Easter weekend, seven people drowned along the Australian coast. Most were swept off rock platforms— extremely ...

Together, surface and deepwater currents form the “global conveyor belt,” which circulates seawater over a 1,000-year journey ...