New advancements in satellite technology are transforming how we understand the role oceans play in regulating carbon dioxide ...

Mesoscale eddies (those 50–100 kilometres across) are commonplace in the ocean, and transport most of the ocean’s kinetic energy in a horizontal direction. Smaller, submesoscale surface ...

A NASA satellite launch is scheduled to take place today, but this isn't any old project. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will track the vast majority of water on Earth for ...

A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa. ... 2021 shows an aerial view of the Hauf Reserve in Yemen's easternmost mainland, overlooking the Gulf of Aden.

A satellite system designed to track hurricanes can reveal where damaging microplastics accumulate in the ocean. A new study now reveals why.

In contrast, growth in our ocean has been largely hidden from public view,” David Kroodsma, the nonprofit’s director of research and innovation, said in an official statement on January 3.