Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can ...

Humankind is inextricably dependent on the ocean. Many of our greatest civilizations have thrived on the rim of the ocean.

The far-reaching glow of bioluminescence has haunted sailors for centuries across the Indian Ocean. Now scientists believe ...

More than 100 tornadoes, hail the size of baseballs and hurricane-strength wind gusts unfolded during a wide-reaching ...

Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a ...

SWOT satellite lets scientists observe small-scale eddies and waves for the first time A NASA-led satellite mission has ...

Researchers collected strange sea animals, including poisonous sea pigs and hand-sized sea spiders, while sailing to the ...

We know it’s getting warmer. Earth’s climate has changed naturally over thousands of years—through cycles of ice ages and ...

Fisheries scientists who were fired by the Trump administration say they've been living in limbo as their work is sidelined.

The cuts could cripple US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate weather and climate data and ...

The agency’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research would be “eliminated as a line office,” according to a memo from the Office of Management and Budget.

The habitat of one of the world’s cutest endangered animals is being threatened by human-caused climate change. The Caspian ...