A new study reveals that a major cooling event 34 million years ago caused staggered marine extinctions, not a single global ...

A record-setting marine heat wave has formed off Southern California, and the next few weeks may determine whether it fades ...

Climate change is altering ocean food at its source, reducing protein in phytoplankton and impacting marine life across the ...

After years of deep-sea sleuthing, National Geographic Explorer Katy Croff Bell has created a treasure map. It’s not drawn on ...

It may sparkle in the sun, but the ocean's surface is a dynamic thermometer for our planet. The sea surface temperature (SST) is measured by satellites and buoys in the ocean, to give the most ...

Ecologists at Stanford University are studying how microplastics are distributed and where they come to rest. Microplastics are tiny pieces of debris broken off from larger pieces of plastic. They are ...

Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) is a fundamental parameter in the study of the Earth’s climate system, influencing ocean circulation, air–sea interactions and the global water cycle. Advances in satellite ...

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

A quick Google search will tell you that the ocean covers approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface, spanning roughly 139 ...