The “megathrust” earthquake’s undersea magnitude was 9.0, recorded as one of the worst in Japan’s history. It began on the Pacific seabed 45 miles away from the eastern coast of Japan, as reported by ...

MIAMI — Florida International University Police has finalized its agreement to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which will deputize members of its staff to act as federal immigration ...

Satellite imagery has revealed a yet-to-be-explained rise in the Southern Ocean's salinity. It could be a key factor in the ...

Seattle has many great oyster bars, each with their own charms but all embodiments of some vision of luxury: The Walrus and ...

Japanese researchers turned to “experimental archaeology” to study how ancient humans navigated powerful ocean currents and migrated offshore.

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), as the planet continues to swelter ...

Sea ice in the Antarctic has dropped to a near-record low, according to the EU's Copernicus Marine Service.

In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter.

New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700 years ago. This information is of great importance to ...

Scientists warn that the world's sea ice - the frozen ocean water at the North and South Poles - has plunged to a record low.

Mapping sea ice is essential for ship traffic in the Baltic Sea. EOC's Maritime Security Lab in Bremen has developed an AI-supported approach that will now be employed by the Ice Service of the ...