"I want to properly understand." Scientists stunned by discovery in world's coldest ocean waters: 'Signals from the past' ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the ...

Scientists revealed that the planet’s most powerful ocean circulation had already been weakening faster than expected. For decades, institutions claimed these changes would take thousands of years, ...

The dog's owners 'started crying right away' when they learned their pup was safe San Diego Fire-Rescue Department/Facebook A dog ran off on a vacation in San Diego and ended up in the ocean, ...

Iceland declares threat to Atlantic Ocean current a national security risk Scientists warn current collapse could trigger modern-day ice age for Northern Europe Researchers working to understand how, ...

Consider your morning cup of coffee. Your kettle’s heating element — or flame on a stove — warms up water that you infuse with beans and pour into a mug. Maybe you get busy and the cup of joe sits ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

As Hurricane Melissa grows in the Caribbean, the Category 4 storm can be felt just as much in South Florida. Throughout the weekend, the hurricane has brought rough surf conditions, causing water ...

Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but not anymore. These crucial coral species are now “functionally extinct” in the region after ...

Lake Michigan is at the warmest temperature for Oct. 9 dating back 30 years. The dataset for good, high resolution, surface water temperatures dates back to 1995. The year 1995 finally had satellites ...

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WSSC Water officials, along with Maryland leaders, celebrate the opening of the utility's expander water quality facility.(WTOP/Linh Bui) The Silver Spring facility that keeps some of the D.C.