Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Scientists found invisible plastic pollution across the North Atlantic Ocean. These particles harm both wildlife and humans.

Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

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In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

Earth's largest waterfall, Denmark Strait cataract, is located in Arctic waters between Iceland and Greenland and is roughly ...

They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

The Massachusetts weather is supposed to be hot over the long weekend, so how will the water be along the shore?