A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.

A massive landmass called Zealandia was submerged beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean, and geologists took up the task to map the unknown region.

As you know, our ships conduct operations all over the world,” he said. The International Hydrography Organization spearheaded the worldwide day of celebration on June 21 in 1921, to recognize ...

It is currently unknown where exactly the barrels are located, whether they are alone or in groups, and whether they are still intact.

This 338-acre slice of paradise sits on Whitefish Bay, where Lake Superior shows off its best impression of an ocean, minus the sharks, jellyfish, and that sticky salt residue that turns beach hair ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

Sea surface temperatures in 2024 broke records and about a quarter of the world’s oceans are experiencing temperatures that qualify as a marine heat wave.

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Lava flows, near mile-thick glaciers and ice age floods layered and carved up this landscape.

Vast amounts of organic carbon settle on the seafloor each year, coming from decaying marine life and from living (or once ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...