Every year, millions of tourists flock to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico expecting pristine beaches. Increasingly, they’re greeted instead by piles of rotting seaweed that stretch for miles, giving ...

The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

The main front of a storm system that is expected to be the final one for at least a week powered through the Bay Area on Thursday, bringing slow, steady rain that then gave way to patchy skies. The ...

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The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, Italy, his office at the International School for Advanced ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

Greenhouse gas emissions generated by humans may have “locked in” a climate pattern responsible for long-term megadrought across the U.S. West, a new study has found. Human-induced shifts to the ...