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Super salty water leaking from the Indian Ocean may have helped end the last ice age
A huge drop in sea levels trapped extremely salty water in the Indian Ocean, which then gushed into the Atlantic when currents changed 15,000 years ago.
Significant El Niño event is almost guaranteed this year, experts warn. And it could be a big one.
NOAA researchers have predicted that an ocean-heating event known as El Niño is probably going to arrive in the next few months and persist into 2024.
Mysterious 'sea swirls' off Poland's coast have a surprising explanation
Researchers have discovered that unusual swirling "slicks" that occasionally appear on the Baltic Sea are actually made from floating tree pollen.
'Mind boggling' array of 19,000 undersea volcanoes discovered with high-resolution radar satellites
Scientists used high-resolution radar satellites and discovered a ‘mind boggling’ 19,000 volcanoes.
Heat waves are hitting the deep ocean floor, with potentially catastrophic results
Heat waves are reaching the bottoms of Earth's oceans, and that could be a big problem for the creatures that live there.
One of Earth's biggest mass extinctions caused by rising sea levels in eerie echo of today
In samples of organic-rich black shale, scientists found evidence for oxygen depletion and hydrogen sulfide expansion in ancient seas.
How deep is the Mariana Trench?
The bottom of the Mariana Trench is about 35,876 feet (10,935 meters) deep, making it deeper than Mount Everest is tall.
Sea dragon dad glues his brood to his tail for safekeeping, stunning image shows
Sea dragon dads and octopus moms are the extreme marine parents we need, winning photos show.
