This area within ocean waters is where many important fish species and plankton thrive. Scientists sound alarm after noticing concerning pattern across the ocean: 'We will need to find out what threat ...

In the summer of 2012, a series of punishing heat waves roasted a large portion of the U.S. with record-breaking temperatures that helped spawn one of the most widespread and costliest droughts to hit ...

Far from shore and hidden beneath the waves, scientists are tracking swirling columns of water that behave like slow-motion ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A phenomenon called Kelvin waves has just been detected in the Pacific Ocean — a sign that the developing El Niño pattern is imminent. The International Sea Level Satellite, the ...

PRINCETON — "This is so cool," Jorge Sarmiento said, twisting around in his chair to tap on a desktop computer until its screen was filled with blue circles, red arrows and green eddies marking a ...

A study has shown that marine life around the world is surprisingly dependent on a single ocean circulation pattern in the Southern Hemisphere where nutrient-rich water rises from the deep and spreads ...