Satellite data from Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and Sentinel-6B tracks weak La Niña conditions in the equatorial Pacific, ...

The return of a weak La Nina in the equatorial Pacific is affecting sea levels and could influence rainfall patterns in North ...

An invisible ocean system off Panama just failed for the first time in decades—shutting down a natural engine that feeds ...

The algae originate in the Sargasso Sea east of Florida. Since 2011, scientists have tracked the recurring appearance of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a massive band of gulfweed that moves from ...

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, said the African country has a long history of corruption. The amount paid is far more than recent annual assistance given to it. By Edward Wong ...

Every summer, the idyllic landscape of the Mexican Caribbean coast is disrupted by a brown, foul-smelling tide. Beaches with turquoise waters, such as those of this world-famous tourist destination, ...

Upwelling of phosphorus-rich deep water promotes an N-fixing symbiont of the Sargassum algae giving it a competitive advantage. • Each year, vast mats of Sargassum spread across the tropical Atlantic, ...

The algae originally come from the Sargasso Sea, located east of Florida. However, since 2011, researchers have repeatedly observed the so-called Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, a gigantic carpet of ...

A recent study has made microscopic fossils messengers from a warmer world, showing that the tropical Pacific Ocean could be much more stable—and robust—than previously thought. Analyzing nitrogen ...

Every year in the Gulf of Panama, between December and April, trade winds from the north push warm surface water away from the coast, allowing cool, nutrient-rich water from the depths to rise, in a ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

HOLLAND, MI - Just in time for the weekend, a cold-water upwelling has occurred at some beaches along the Lake Michigan shoreline, plunging water temperatures into the 50s in some spots. Water ...