Historically, there have been four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic. On Feb. 9, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the Gulf of Mexico had officially been changed to ...

Millions of residents and visitors across Florida are under advisories this week as rip current risks surge along the state's ...

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...

The Lobster House stands as the grand cathedral in this culinary landscape, perched on Fisherman’s Wharf where working fishing boats unload their catch daily. Their raw bar serves oysters and clams so ...

Many surf zone fatalities occur when distant hurricanes send swells to shore that create dangerous conditions at the coast, the hurricane center said.

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 11 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of March 28.

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

Sea lions and other ocean mammals in Southern California are falling victim ... the animals have to be euthanized. The current algal bloom, which began about a month ago, has been worse for ...

LOS ANGELES — The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released updated fire-hazard severity-zone maps for Los Angeles ... which includes all of Southern California and marks ...

These hidden peaks play an important role in the ocean, shaping deep-sea currents and gathering nutrients along their slopes. This attracts marine life, turning them into thriving underwater oases in ...

A giant sunfish that washed up on Western Australia's south coast could be a sign of a warm current moving south ... media coverage across the world. The ocean sunfish can grow up to 3.3 metres ...