Swimmers and beachgoers were advised to remain on alert on Wednesday and, in some places, avoid going into the ocean.

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in the San Francisco region are warning people in several Californian coastal ...

One of the world’s most important ocean currents is dangerously weakening but new research suggests it is unlikely to stop entirely in the near future. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

Freshwater is less dense than saltwater, interrupting the natural sinking of the denser water that helps to power ocean currents. Also driven by temperature and wind, ocean currents help to ...

We braved one of the most dangerous ocean whirlpools on the planet, battling swirling currents and towering waves. But while chaos unfolded around us, she was peacefully napping! How did she stay so ...

Jellyfish are known for drifting to and fro at the whim of ocean currents—but not all species are so passive. The millions of golden jellyfish that pack Palau’s Jellyfish Lake spend much of ...

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ...

Andean condors are found in mountainous regions, as their name suggests, but also live near coasts replete with ocean breezes and even deserts that feature strong thermal air currents. These ...

A combination of high winds and unusual ocean currents triggered the ice formation, LiveScience reported. These ice streaks spanned an area of six kilometres in the channel of seawater between a ...

WHERE THE OCEAN COMES IN TO DANGER, TO EVEN THE GREATEST SWIMMERS IS THINGS LIKE THE RIP CURRENTS AND THE WAVES KNOCKING THEM OVER. ONCE YOU GET KNOCKED OVER, HOLDING THEM DOWN. NOW, POLICE TOLD ...