A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

Decades of research shows waves, wind and darkness would defeat containment efforts for much of the year, raising questions ...

January started with remarkable weather, including record temperatures, dramatic high tides and news that oceans keep getting warmer. During the first weekend of the new year, record-breaking water ...

The two halves of the African continent are moving apart at a rate of a few millimeters each year, geologists have calculated.

Scientists Concerned by the Drastic Change Noted in One-Fifth of the Oceans in the World Over the Past Two Decades Oceans have undergone a lot of damage over the years for various reasons. A new study ...

WASHINGTON— The Trump administration’s proposal to dramatically ramp up offshore oil drilling could lead to 4,232 oil spills, dumping 12.1 million gallons of oil into ocean waters, according to an ...

California learned the hard way that oil drilling and healthy oceans don’t mix, writes Dennis Kelso, a former UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor who served as Alaska commissioner of ...

In the aftermath of WWII, American efforts to acquire the island ramped up, including a proposed swap that included oil-rich ...

The weather wasn’t great for Sean Regan and Trevor Waldien in July 2024. They sat in their tent at the shore of Lake Nerka, about 30 miles north of Dillingham ...

Great white shark "Contender," a massive and frequent visitor to Florida waters, has once again pinged off the Sunshine State ...

Among marine mammals, beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas) are particularly difficult to study in their icy habitat. To better understand and protect this endangered species, scientists must piece ...

Alaska’s order, its largest ever, follows its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines and is part of its plan to expand, including overseas. By Niraj Chokshi Alaska Airlines said on Wednesday that it would ...