The open sea has long signified freedom — and modern cruise ships embrace that sense of liberation. For much of human history, the ocean was a fearsome place and sea voyages were a danger to be ...

It’s such a nightmare situation that even horror movies have been made about scenarios where divers are somehow forgotten in ...

Photo Credit: NASA Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The open ocean and the far reaches of outer space have much in common. Stretching in their enormity from horizon to horizon, these unknowable ...

Anthropogenically enhanced nutrient inputs to the open ocean occur mostly through the atmosphere. In some regions (e.g., the North Atlantic), atmospheric N and Fe deposition on the open ocean has ...

In Civilization 7, Naval Units can only leave the coast and enter open Ocean tiles once players enter the Exploration Age. In order to get Land Units in deep waters, players must research the ...

With plastic recovery operations now underway in the world’s marine garbage patches, scientists must contend with how little was known about the organisms living at the surface. Amanda was an ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

For first-timers going whale watching, I recommend wearing lots of warm layers. It may be warm on the boat near the coast, but once you reach the open ocean it can get very cold and windy onboard.

The 750,000-gallon Open Ocean exhibit houses hundreds of fish, rays and sharks, and features a 53-foot-long acrylic tunnel that allows you to observe the animals swimming overhead. Visitors can ...