Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

Ocean health is moving into a danger zone, with rampant human-caused carbon dioxide emissions having already pushed ocean ...

This is the terrifying moment a methanol tanker named MV Fulda was captured tilting into the ocean off the coast of Gujarat, India on July 6. Reports say an explosion onboard caused the damage. All 21 ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

In recent years, the Southern Ocean has undergone one of the most dramatic environmental shifts observed anywhere on Earth.

Amanda Dedicatoria described towering hydrothermal vents rising from the ocean floor like underwater skyscrapers. Just hours ...

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Long-standing questions about the migration of early modern humans in East Asia may finally be answered, thanks to a rare and ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t see coming.

East Asian Paleolithic voyagers may have used dugout canoes to cross one of the strongest currents in the world.