Scientific divers have navigated a series of treacherous dives more than 330 feet deep in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of deep ocean reefs. They’re finding new species — and evidence of both cl ...

Marine bacteria are key to determining whether carbon is recycled near the ocean surface or transported to deeper waters, but ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton ...

In recent years, a major ocean current changed its path in two crucial ways. Now parts of the sea are rising, other parts are falling, ocean temperatures are breaking records — and Japan’s iconic ...

The unexpected jump in global temperatures since 2023 has helped fuel a relentless assault of associated disasters around the world, including the still-burning LA fires and the deadly Valencia floods ...

Satellite data from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Sentinel-6B tracks weak La Niña conditions in the equatorial Pacific, ...

The ocean is saturated with microplastics. While we know the location of the great garbage patches, where plastic particles ...

UD professor and students head out on the Hugh R. Sharp Research Vessel to study the boundary between the ocean and the air The boundary between the ocean and the atmosphere, where the air and sea ...

Far below the familiar blue of the oceans, scientists are uncovering evidence of a vast hidden reservoir of water locked ...

Storms over the Southern Ocean help the ocean absorb more heat. Climate models may miss this, which affects future climate ...

A team of researchers has used computer models to simulate tropical cyclones at high resolutions and investigate their effect ...

Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth ...