Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

Boundary currents in the ocean impact our climate on a wide range of scales. The Gulf Stream, for example, being one of the prominent western boundary ...

After sifting through ocean current data dating back three decades, researchers at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have ...

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

This nice stretch of sunny skies and warm weather might seem like a perfect day to visit the beach but looks can be deceiving.

Meteorologists warned of gale conditions and hazardous seas that could make boating dangerous. Beachgoers also were warned.

Scientists found that sea levels rose rapidly 11,700 years ago due to melting ice sheets and sudden lake drainage.

Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter Program data, a study shows that ocean currents off Florida's East Coast ...

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...