"Killer cold events" are becoming more frequent and destroying marine wildlife, a new study has found. The research published in Nature Climate Change noted that although climate change is causing an ...

Arctic terns undertake an astonishing 70,000 km migration, relying on ocean 'refuelling stations' for sustenance. New ...

Every year, Panama’s Pacific coast benefits from powerful seasonal winds that drive nutrient-rich waters to the surface, sustaining fisheries and protecting coral reefs. But in 2025, for the first ...

(CN) — The rising intensity and frequency of marine heat waves due to climate change is bleaching coral reefs, killing whole populations of fish, and forcing remaining populations out of their natural ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

The natural phenomenon of upwelling, which occurs annually in the Gulf of Panama, failed for the first time on record in 2025. A study led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) and NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere have compiled the most complete record to date of the ocean’s rare “milky seas” — vast, ...

Lake Superior has the largest surface area of any freshwater lake in the world. Because of its immense size, it takes a long time for the temperature to respond to the changing seasons. The lake’s ...

The California Current is a major influence on the climate of western North America and on the productivity of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems along the West Coast. But 6,000 years ago, the ...