An autonomous ocean robot, launched from Woods Hole, is attempting to complete a first-ever trip around the world.

Environmental disasters involving huge oil tankers poisoned wastewater and thousands of tons of lead. The lead got into the ...

Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

In the urban waters off Naples, shoals of bream, wrasses, as well as crustaceans, mollusks and bryozoans are returning after ...

Europe's blue economy employs 4-5 million people and it's growing. Dr. Jann Martinsohn from the EU's Joint Research Centre explains why policymakers and investors need the best ocean data available.

Hurricane Melissa brought hurricane-force gusts to Bermuda overnight and will weaken as it heads north, the U.S. National ...

The storm, which is set to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday, has stunned meteorologists with its intensity and the speed at which it built.

Polynesian wayfinding has long been a patriarchal tradition. Lehua Kamalu is breaking the mold—and helping to lead a revival ...

That strange black triangle on Google Maps isn’t a hole - it’s Vostok Island, a remote Pacific spot with deadly trees and a ...

In the 1990s, climate scientists made bold forecasts about carbon, heat, and storms. Read what science predicted and what ...

The trouble is that no airline seems to want to fly there internationally. Even flag carrier Biman Bangladesh which wanted to fly from Cox's Bazar to Kolkata in India has withdrawn its interest since ...

Hurricane Melissa is moving extremely slowly through the Caribbean Sea, where it is expected to have catastrophic impacts on ...