New research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds influence ocean eddies, shaping the ocean's weather patterns in ...

While jet streams are air patterns, the Gulf Stream is an ocean pattern that also has an impact on weather.

Certain metallic rocks seem to be making oxygen in the dark, without light or sunshine, at the bottom of the ocean.

Magnets and water combine to create a fascinating vortex in motion. The interaction of magnetic forces guides the swirling water, forming an eye-catching display of science and creativity. This unique ...

Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong ...

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years—and pinpoints why.

A massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount could erupt soon, completely reshaping the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

Coral reef research has focused on the twin evils birthed by record-high greenhouse gas emissions: warming oceans and ...

The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, with no ice covering the surface ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...