Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) ...

Environmental disasters involving huge oil tankers poisoned wastewater and thousands of tons of lead. The lead got into the water through the exhaust gases of cars. This is the current reality of the ...

A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the ...

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers from the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) ...

The high-profile rescue of a Perth family swept out to sea in WA's South West sparks calls for a focus on teaching survival ...

While we can’t usually observe coastal currents from the shoreline, water in the oceans of the world is in constant motion. Surface currents are driven by wind blowing across the sea surface, and ...

Two recent events involving coastal currents raise the question of which way the nearshore waters flow along the Central Coast. One of these was the tragic death of a swimmer at Lover’s Point in ...

New research reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)—offering vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability. NEGIS is the ...

Chris Mooney is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a CNN Climate contributor. He is currently a professor of practice in the Environmental Institute at the University of Virginia. Bathtubs and ...

The recent storm activity that resulted in massive waves and multiple drownings off the shores of Monterey County has thrust the region into the national spotlight and prompted local officials to ...

Iceland’s relatively mild climate is shaped by a crucial network of currents that winds its away around the Atlantic Ocean transporting heat northward — without it, the island would be much icier and ...