Cape Elizabeth, Maine Standing proudly at the edge of Fort Williams Park, the Portland Head Light is perhaps one of the most ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009--2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum into the tropical Atlantic, confirming vertical mixing, not rivers, as the ...

The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...

Researchers identified a strong negative North Atlantic Oscillation in 2009–2010 as the tipping point that pushed sargassum ...

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

It covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but the ocean floor is less mapped than the moon, an astonishing fact driving a ...

Here’s a look at major ferry and ship sinking disasters throughout history. This timeline is not-all inclusive; various incidents with at least 1,000 fatalities are listed. Death tolls vary by source.

MSC World America has completed its final sea trial and will debut in April, starting with a voyage to the Bahamas before ...

At some point, melting ice in the North Atlantic—caused by increased global warming—will cause so much freshwater to be ...

Satellite images taken at the beginning of March show the iceberg parked on a shallow underwater shelf off the coast of South ...

Divers, underwater submersibles and remotely operated vehicles found 886 marine species over a 16-month period, and they have ...

The South is home to some of the finest stretches of sand and coastal communities in the country. Here are our readers' ...