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A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

Investments supported by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have made the Gulf one of the most intensively sampled bodies of water in the ...

It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by ...

Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining ... might impact the ocean’s role in absorbing a quarter of all current carbon dioxide emissions.

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Fast-moving underwater avalanches, or turbidity currents, transport significant amounts of microplastics into the deep sea, reaching depths over 3,200 meters ...

Scientists Create One of the Most Detailed Maps of the Ocean Floor, Find Close to 100,000 Submerged Mountains For decades, ...

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, beachgoers are being warned to stay out of the water as a surge of hazardous ocean ...

Imagine standing on a rocky shore, feeling the salt spray on your face and hearing the soothing crash of waves. Beneath the ...