Located off the coast of Ecuador, Paramount seamount is among the kinds of ocean floor features that certain ocean-observing ...

Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe. Efforts to ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

Until now, a global evaluation of ocean current energy with actual data was lacking. Using 30 years of NOAA's Global Drifter ...

A new effort to map the ocean floor funded by the Office of Naval Research uses the magic of mathematics and the power of ...

As global electricity demand grows, traditional energy sources are under strain. Oceans, which cover more than 70% of Earth's ...

We’ve mapped nearly all of Mars’ surface from orbit, yet we know less about Earth’s ocean floor — almost 75% remains unmapped in high resolution. This terrestrial blind spot is driving NJIT ...

Baby whale sharks remain one of the biggest mysteries in marine science, but new research suggests their birthplaces may be ...

In many parts of the world land is moving down faster than the sea itself is going up', explained the lead author of 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 ...

Scientists are alarmed by the slowing of a key ocean current. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world’s strongest, is weakening. This shift, driven by climate change, could lead to ...