Right after launching, a bunch of satellites heading to join the megaconstellation looks like a string of moving stars going up in the sky. Within a week or so, they reach a higher elevation and are ...

Amid renewed calls from President Trump for Washington to take control of Greenland, recently US Vice President JD Vance ...

The Beaufort Gyre, an important ocean current, is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, scientists ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Glacial ice loss is a phenomenon that seems far removed from our everyday lives, but its impact is felt globally. As the ...

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

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

So how many oceans are there? Four, five... or one. All of the bodies of water on Earth that qualify as named oceans are directly connected to each other. Technically, they can all be considered ...