Sonar and an underwater robot revealed a towering detached reef off Cape York, highlighting gaps in detailed ocean mapping.

The world's oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ariel, one of Uranus' icy moons, may once have concealed a vast ocean more than 100 miles (170 kilometers) deep beneath its frozen ...

One of the mysterious places in the world is the Bermuda Triangle, a triangular-shaped area located in the Atlantic Ocean, which is often associated with ship and airplane disappearances. The reported ...

Practically all of the ocean floor remains a mystery to humans, but robotic floats may soon change that shortcoming. In a groundbreaking discovery, a small robotic float brought back data from deep ...

This work has provided an important new perspective on the ocean's hidden chemistry. Paired with a global network of robotic floats, this is a major leap forward that will help scientists assess and ...

Researchers found that accounting for climate impacts on marine ecosystems and ocean-dependent infrastructure nearly doubles the social cost of carbon. The hidden ocean cost is estimated at $48 per ...

Hurricane Karina, a Category 4 cyclone currently churning over the eastern Pacific Ocean, was merely a tropical storm until Sunday. That day, it rapidly intensified, becoming a major hurricane in a ...

The world’s oceans may be quietly amplifying climate change in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and for decades scientists have puzzled over a ...