A Keele University academic has called for the creation of a United Nations Ocean Agency to coordinate global action on the ...

Scientists have taken an unprecedented look at marine fish species living in the world's oceans by studying traces of genetic ...

The U.S. conducts several intercontinental ballistic missile test launches each year to maintain its nuclear deterrent.

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

A new Washington Post investigation reveals where climate change has supercharged the movement of moisture through the skies.

National Weather Service meteorologists issued a slew of weather warnings along much of the U.S. coast on Thursday.

China could use oceanographic research to support its military by gathering critical data about the world's oceans.

For decades, scientists have been learning more about whale sharks, the world’s biggest fish. Once thought to be sparsely distributed throughout the world’s oceans, studying aggregation sights has ...

Many marine species are no strangers to the depths of the oceans. Some animals, like certain sharks, tuna, or turtles, routinely perform extreme dives, whereas for other species, such behavior has ...

A DOUBLE RED FLAG day with HIGH rip current risk at ocean beaches from Corolla to Buxton. Ocean conditions have brought powerful rip/longshore currents and 5 – 8 foot breaking surf making conditions ...

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond ...