Losses of land-based water could have profound implications for access to safe drinking water and the ability to grow food.

Deep below the surface of the ocean, unseen waves roil and churn the water. These internal waves, traveling between water ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish ...

Oceans make up most of Earth's surface, and yet they remain one of the least explored areas. More than 80% is unknown to us, ...

The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the ...

The tiny 'backward' brain of an ancient sea creature hints that spider ancestors might have gotten their start in the ocean.

“This estimate shows that there is more plastic in the form of nanoparticles floating in the this part of the ocean, than there is in larger micro- or macroplastics floating in the Atlantic or ...

The cables lying on the ocean floor power the world’s internet, but they are far from indestructible.

Offshore wind farms are becoming part of America and the world's renewable energy landscape. And now the Gulf of Maine is being considered a possible site for offshore wind development.

A look at some of the potential effects on other ocean users. A look at some of the potential effects on other ocean users such as shipping, Coast Guard and search and rescue.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean. Other countries say the minerals aren't ...

The pollution of Earth, the presence of space debris in Earth orbits, and the planned mining of the ocean floor have not adequately demonstrated the adverse consequences that follow. We need to ...