More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

The foul stench of penguin poop sets Antarctic krill on edge. In lab experiments, the mere scent of penguin droppings — or guano — sent krill scrambling for escape, researchers report March 20 in ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than ...

San Diego County has seen a monster truck show, a bird festival and the first-ever San Diego FC home soccer match in the year ...

With County's 45-mile Atlantic shoreline, there are lots of beautiful beaches. Here is a guide to local points of interest at ...

The closure of a stretch of ocean water because of a sewage spill at the end of Vista de la Playa in La Jolla was lifted the ...

The Northwest Environmental Defense Center filed its lawsuit against the City of Cannon Beach in the U.S. District Court for ...

“Beyond urine, whale carcasses also serve as nutrient deposits. When a whale dies, its massive body sinks to the ocean floor, ...

"For their part, animals play an important role in moving nutrients. Seabirds transport nitrogen and phosphorus from the ...

Use a map-based interface to spatially compare sea ice extent for any two days or months between 1979 and present. The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet, and as a result, sea ...

Many people go to the bathroom shortly after a cup of joe. So why does coffee make you poop? It's likely due to the beverage's effect on the hormones that affect activity in the colon, as well as what ...

The conservative Supreme Court aligned with liberal San Francisco on Tuesday, ruling that federal environmental regulators overstepped their authority by attempting to impose vague limits on how ...