Ocean acidification, caused by the ongoing absorption of atmospheric CO₂, poses threats to marine ecosystems and biodiversity ...

Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...

Last year’s rate of average global sea level rise was 0.23 inches per year, higher than the expected 0.17 inches per year, ...

The US wants steep fines on Chinese vessels to revive domestic shipbuilding, but the economy, from farmers to ocean carriers, ...

Dehradun: Ocean acidification is accelerating at an alarming rate, with ocean surface pH declining globally at –0.