Rising ocean temperatures are becoming even more of a concern as a new study has highlighted an accelerated rise since the ...

But what exactly differentiates a sea from an ocean? While size is probably the most distinguishing feature, in that oceans are much larger than seas, there are several other differences that ...

A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...

A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals ...

Nearly a dozen miles off the California coast on a foggy October morning, a crane lifts a boxy yellow robot off the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson and lowers it into Monterey Bay’s choppy ...

What you're looking at is either an ocean or a sea—two of Earth's most awe-inspiring bodies of water. Though both are crucial to our planet's ecosystems and are often used interchangeably in ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...