A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so packed with long-lasting plastic that dozens of coastal species are living, breeding and spreading on it — forming a new 'neopelagic' ecosystem that could ...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch now holds tens of thousands of tons of plastic pieces, along with dozens of species that call it "home." ...

In the middle of the rapidly warming Atlantic Ocean, a persistent cold patch just south of Greenland is bucking global ...

The Sargasso Sea is a patch of unusually calm water 590 miles east of Florida. Strong currents rush around its edges, but inside it's smooth.

New research from scientists at the University of Rhode Island suggests that microplastics are more likely to accumulate in ...

Water Selectively Absorbs Light Wavelengths The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible ...

Gillbert’s design is open source and can be downloaded for free. Student designs mind-blowing robot fish with incredible capabilities: 'Meet Gillbert' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The National Hurricane Center does not expect tropical cyclone development across the Atlantic basin during the next seven days as the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends on Sunday, Nov. 30. Breezy ...

In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators challenge the current view of how carbon dioxide is "fixed" in ...