Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge tectonic theories.

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

The first shark ever documented in Antarctic waters was captured on camera at 1,600 feet deep in near-freezing temperatures.

Ice-sheet melt temporarily intensified Southern Ocean stratification between ice ages and warmer interglacial periods, thus ...

Abandoned beaches, public health warning signs and seagulls eating human waste are now features of the popular coastline in New Zealand ...

A deep-sea camera captured the first-ever shark recorded in Antarctic waters - a 10- to 13-foot sleeper shark swimming 1,608 feet below the surface.

A new study shows that during the last two deglaciations, i.e., the transition from an ice age to the warm interglacial periods, meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet intensified stratification in ...

Maui, Samaná Bay, Okinawa, Mirissa, Monterey Bay, Boa Vista, Tenerife, and the Antarctic Peninsula. Expect peak winter activity, but build buffer days for swell, weather, and responsible operators.

The surface of the Gulf of Aqaba appears calm for most of the year, with little to suggest what sits far below. Nearly 1,800 metres down, researchers .

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

For most of deep time, spreading ridges released more carbon than volcano chains, changing how we interpret Earth’s climate history.

A new study shows that during the last two deglaciations, i.e., the transition from an ice age to the warm interglacial periods, meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet intensified stratification in ...