Scientists have discovered that changes in climate and water levels are reducing the ability of some ecosystems in the ...

Last June, we asked readers to share their favorite family-friendly beaches, and 16 names floated to the top. Then came the ...

Rip currents are dangerous channels of water that pull swimmers away from the shore. Know the signs to spot them before your ...

People who criticise mispronunciations are often guilty of snobbery towards regional dialects, a top linguist has claimed.

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

The new images by the Curiosity rover on Mars show "dramatic evidence" of ancient groundwater in crisscrossing low ridges, NASA said.

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean's overall warming, fueling ...

In a twist on conventional wisdom, researchers have discovered that in ocean-like fluids with changing density, tiny porous particles can sink faster than larger ones, thanks to how they absorb salt.

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2009 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

CBS News Los Angeles Live. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning of ocean water recreation at several county beaches on Monday, as bacterial levels tested high.

Over 170 countries have adopted a sweeping political declaration, titled Our Ocean, Our Future: United for Urgent Action, at the third UN Ocean Conference, committing to immediate actions to ...