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A strong storm brewing offshore is causing breaking waves over 30 feet in some areas and creating dangerous ocean conditions.

“The law of the sea basically colonized [Pacific peoples’] ocean,” said Frank Murphy, a resident of French Polynesia who ...

Yachats (pronounced YAH-hots) might be the most dramatic meeting of land and sea in Oregon. This tiny coastal town sits where ...

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Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...

Research by the U.S. Navy has developed a new passive sonar method that could revolutionize stealth underwater drones.

For the general public, hydroelectric power is associated with dams and water wheels. But at the University of Michigan, ...

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Data from the agency’s vast ocean monitoring networks, including ships, satellites and fleets of robotic buoys, feeds into near-term forecasts for weather and helps predict waves and tides.