is known as the sea surface microlayer. Understanding how nutrients, pollutants and organic matter are exchanged between the air and the sea also is vital for better understanding the role they play ...

Researchers say the new footage of the deep sea fish may be the first live sighting of the creature in daylight near the ocean's surface Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

has been discovered near the ocean surface, leaving scientists searching for answers. Could climate change, ocean currents, or rising temperatures be pushing deep-sea creatures into unfamiliar ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

"This provides a sharp illustration of the high variability of Antarctic sea ice extent," NSIDC said. Ocean temperature records—both at the surface and deep below—have tumbled since 2023 ...

The world’s oceans are running a fever—sea surface temperatures have been record-breakingly hot in the past few months. Scientists think a looming El Niño weather pattern may be partially to ...

WASHINGTON — An eerie deep-sea creature made a surprising appearance near the ocean’s surface last week. Condrik Tenerife, a shark ocean research organization, spotted a humpback anglerfish ...

The Mediterranean Sea reached its highest surface temperature with a daily median of 28.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday, according to Spanish researchers, topping a previous record set last month.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Sea fog forms mainly in colder seasons, when sea surface temperatures are low and warm, humid air passes over the ocean surface. It is a low visibility hazard both to ...