The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how they might affect marine ecosystems, according to a ...

Arctic cyclones may be accelerating sea ice loss by breaking ice into smaller pieces and driving upwelling of warm water. A study links these storms to rapid ice depletion and suggests that tropopause ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday, nearly a month after ...

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study.

It's spring, the sun is shining and something is about to happen with the plankton in the cold waters of the Arctic Ocean.

A single beach with 1,000 visitors can accumulate more than 35kg of sunscreen deposits each day - scientists call for more research into sunscreen's impacts ...

The spectacular natural phenomenon paints the skies around the North Pole with glowing multi-colored lights - follow our top ...

Among the myriad creatures that populate our ocean, some stand out as having an outsized impact on the marine environment—shaping and maintaining habitats that themselves sustain countless other forms ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 rattled the L.A. metropolitan area early Saturday. According to the U.S.

The world’s most northernmost town Longyearbyen is part of the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. Every winter, its ...

The Arctic's Shifting Landscapes The Arctic is a vast, icy world where numerous species such as polar bears, seals, and ...

Special needs hockey team holds first Polar Seltzer Plunge fundraiser at 11 a.m. Sunday at Craigville Beach in Centerville.