People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet.

How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play?

Tiny sugars from marine microbes help clouds freeze over the Southern Ocean, offering new insight into cloud brightness and climate models.

At the bottom of the world lies a region as magnificent as it is misunderstood: Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Harsh, ...

Student researchers at the University of San Diego are testing out a new product in order to remove pollutants from water in ...

We’re all taught that water is clear, so why does the ocean look so strikingly blue when we’re staring out […] ...

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

A new handheld microscope lets scientists monitor coral health in real time, underwater, without harming reefs.

This paper presents the oceanographic objectives and plans for calibration and validation, science investigations and applications for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission. SWOT, an ...