Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...

Mesoscale eddies, oceanic swirling currents with typical horizontal scales of 10-100 kilometres in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ...

Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in ...

A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

Researchers analyze ocean sediments to understand monsoon impact on water conditions, marine productivity, and ecosystem changes over millennia.

They can’t walk on land, so if you see a grebe on land or the beach, something is wrong. They are not supposed to be there,” Masvidal said.

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient ...

SeaWorld San Diego says rescuers are currently treating nine sea lions that were poisoned with domoic acid; one of the marine ...

Thousands of leatherjacket fish have washed up on beaches along the NSW south coast from Stanwell Park to Bermagui. A ...

Ocean currents and upwellings also transport nutrients, Roman said, but only at a fraction as much as what whales provide in their natural migratory patterns. This research informs an argument for ...

Dolphins, sea lions and seabirds are being found sick along beaches throughout Southern California, poisoned by an ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...