What will you learn on this voyage? This introductory course in oceanography surveys four broad topics: marine geology (what forces shape Earth and its ocean?), physical oceanography (what moves the ...

This is going to be another major year for sargassum, according to a bulletin published by the Optical Oceanography Laboratory of the University of South Florida, and beachgoers can probably ...

The Sandbox will: The Scripps Sandbox Makerspace leverages the unique capabilities of the Hydraulics Laboratory, integrating decades of expertise in oceanography with cutting-edge tools. Through ...

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but ...

Sargassum levels surged to record highs across the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea in May, with the U.S. Virgin Islands ...

Description: Introduces descriptive and dynamical physical oceanography, focusing on the nature and dynamics of ocean currents and their role in the distribution of heat and other aspects of ocean ...

The university’s Optical Oceanography Laboratory uses satellite data to track sargassum as it drifts in a large mat between the Atlantic coast of Africa and the Gulf, occasionally washing up on ...

While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones -- called submesoscale eddies -- are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several kilometers ...

The New York Times reported Friday that a federal laboratory in Hilo, Hawaii, that manages the observatory on the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano could close in August, according to a copy of an ...

Seafood shoppers might notice higher prices, recreational divers and snorkelers will find murkier waters, and even worse; ...