A new study finds that phytoplankton blooms, often seen near the separation point of western boundary currents, are supported ...

These birds have evolved to withstand the equatorial sun and shelter in volcanic rocks along a subtropical coastline. After ...

As thousands of dead octopuses, lobsters and fish lie dying or dead along Swakopmund beaches, the debate continues about what could have been the cause. Whatever it is, it’s bad news for the fragile ...

However, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) points out, most of the world’s oceans are far from ...

Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.

The El Niño phenomenon in the South Atlantic and Benguela current, which flows along the west coast of southern Africa, have ...

One sign of seasonal change for locals is people flocking to Monterey Bay in the spring and fall to view migrating whales.

Temperatures are beginning to ease and there are some brave souls who have already gone to enjoy the beach. In California, ...

The velella have come ashore by the thousands on Central Coast beaches. This is the way the beach in Santa Barbara looked in ...

The far-reaching glow of bioluminescence has haunted sailors for centuries across the Indian Ocean. Now scientists believe ...

The India-Asia continental collision and the uplift of the Tibetan Plateau have long been attributed to continuous Cenozoic convergence with two generic assumptions: the ongoing India-Asia collision ...