When spirals of wind sweep over the ocean and brush its surface ... its stillness and prompting the formation of waves that range from gentle ripples to colossal high tides.

Big waves from hurricanes like Irene in 2011 or Superstorm Sandy last October or even nor’easters like one that ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

These ripples are waves travelling through the water. Like ocean waves, these ripples are transverse waves because the surface of the water moves up and down, at 90° to the direction that the ...

However, the ripples -- known as gravitational waves -- are extremely difficult to detect. SEE ALSO: This is one of the best gravitational waves explainers we've seen "Gravitational waves are so ...

Through movement and composition the children appreciate the size and strength of the sea from low, gentle ripples to higher, stronger waves and the action of ebb and flow on the beach.