"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef once it reaches its final resting place off Florida’s ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

I noted that in his much-overlooked book Britain and the British Seas, the great geopolitical thinker Sir Halford Mackinder ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...

Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...

A new paper from an international team of more than 50 researchers, including four from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

Greetings from Colorful Colorado! Why, might you ask, would I be writing you from a mile above sea level to discuss what is ...

Levels of floating seaweed mats, known as sargassum, have skyrocketed in the Atlantic Ocean in the past month, with the total ...

ROVs offer fresh perspectives on the ancient history of the ocean. Marine and coastal geoscience are essential for understanding both ancient and modern geological processes, assessing offshore and ...

Fishing vessels can often work long periods at sea without coming to port, thanks to the practice of transshipment, in which ...