Far from shore and hidden beneath the waves, scientists are tracking swirling columns of water that behave like slow-motion ...

U.N. Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The past 12 months brought landslide multilateral wins for ocean ...

Scientists have uncovered why big predators like sharks spend so much time in the ocean’s twilight zone. The answer lies with ...

In the summer of 2022, oceanographers used the R/V Kilo Moana to try and catch a bloom event. When they noticed on satellite ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

When we think of snow, we usually think of winter. But did you know that it is always snowing in the ocean? Read more about marine snow.

The Honolulu Ocean Safety Commission has appointed Kurt Lager to serve as the first-ever Chief of Ocean Safety on Friday.

There is an alarming disconnect between how young people recognize the ocean’s role in tackling climate change and the priority they think measures to help it should be given, according to a new ...

How can open ocean currents generate energy? Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines ...

The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa—with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...