More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to ...

Sick sea stars are lethargic, lose their arms and disintegrate into gooey masses. More than 90% of sunflower sea stars were killed.

A new giant virus with “unusual” features – including an unprecedentedly long tail – has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean. At 2.3 micrometers long – that’s 0.00023 centimeters – it may not be huge ...

Waves and strong currents are expected to continue Wednesday for Washington but it appears we've escaped largely unscathed.

Many of the world’s biggest earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis occur along a chain of seismologically active ...

A team of researchers discovered a “flourishing” ecosystem of clams, tube worms and other creatures over 30,000 feet below ...

T he Wizard of Oz got a hat tip from scientists poking around in an ancient and underwater volcano chain in the Pacific Ocean, as they discovered what looked like a “yellow brick road”. The natural ...

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Hurricane Iona was expected to move westward for the next couple of days and stay far south of the Hawaiian Islands, ...

The National Hurricane Center gives the latest update on Hurricane Iona and says it is "rapidly weakening" to the south of ...