Tharp’s map provided some of the necessary missing evidence. If the ocean floor was spreading apart at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ...

A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep ...

Some places are at a higher-than-average risk of direct impacts. Those identified include Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, ...

Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor designed Ocean Atlas, a 60 ton, 18-foot high sculpture that lies beneath the sea near New Providence in the Bahamas. It represents a young girl holding the weight of ...

Hurricanes and tropical storms feed off of warm water, and sea surface temperatures are warmer than normal in much of the Gulf, Caribbean, and Atlantic Ocean. This is shown by the NOAA map below.

Select here to browse the Atlas of Atlantic Ostracods. The species recorded from the Atlantic Ocean are tabulated according to their systematic relationships. By clicking on a species name, an ...

A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink, said a new study published in the journal Geology. Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the ...

Seafarers have known about the Gulf Stream—the Atlantic Ocean's western boundary current—for more than 500 years. By the volume of water it moves, the Gulf Stream is the largest of the western ...

Imagery may be downloaded here. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Ocean Voyages, the leader in yacht expedition cruising, announces Polar Expeditions by Atlas to ...