The continued warming of ocean waters threatens marine life, a new study demonstrates. According to the Guardian, new research on the effects of rising sea temperatures found that the warming of the ...

Scientists are tracking unseasonably large sargassum mats in the Atlantic. Where it will land, if at all, depends on winds and currents.

Naval drones have been used in at least two attacks on oil ​tankers in the Gulf region since war erupted between the U.S., Israel and Iran, according to maritime authorities and analysts, ...

March is a blissful month, a month when gray whale watching can begin in earnest. The eastern North Pacific gray whale population winters in the warm lagoons off Baja California, then begins moving ...

There is much current discussion about having foreign shipyards build U.S. Navy warships as a way to increase production and fleet numbers. That sounds good on paper, but if the target is combatant ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently released highlights from its 2025 survey of the USS Monitor, the iconic prototype ironclad warship that sank during the Civil War.

Asteroids would’ve supplied the raw materials, heat, and geologic plumbing to circulate prebiotic matter while also creating ...

El Niño this year is expected to intensify into a “Super El Niño”, with Southeast Asia among the regions likely to be hit hardest by prolonged drought and sharply reduced rainfall.

When marine organisms die and sink, billions of tons of organic and inorganic carbon are carried downward each year. The ...

State Climatologist and Professor Baker Perry answers questions about the science of snow in the Sierras, and how different weather patterns affect local snowpacks.

The U.S. is assessing how to reopen the flow of crude oil tankers and cargo ships through the Persian Gulf as the White House makes resuming regional trade a main priority across the government, the ...

When it comes to systems for cleaning up marine oil spills, most of them simply float in place, waiting for the oil to come to them. A new robot, however, could proactively move through oil slicks – ...