Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Scan a modern sea-surface-temperature map and it looks like a painter spilled warm colors across the planet —except for one ...

Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

This anomaly, which has cooled even as surrounding waters have warmed, is now better understood thanks to new research led by ...

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), USGS said. Sign up here. U.S. tsunami warning system issued no tsunami warning after the magnitude 6.4 earthquake in the North Atlantic Ocean.

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

September heat kept alive a warming trend seen over much of the summer in the North Atlantic. ... a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, where many travel to see polar bears.

Synthetic microplastic abundance and composition along a longitudinal gradient traversing the subtropical gyre in the North Atlantic Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin , 2022; 185: 114371 DOI: 10. ...

The Titanic wreckage s about 12,500 feet deep in the North Atlantic — that' s as ... A look at Titanic wreck ocean depth and water pressure — and how they compare to the deep sea as a whole.

North Atlantic Ocean. Depth. Up to 480 meters (1,600 feet) Lifespan. Up to 20 years. Japanese Spider Crab Named for their long, spider-like legs.

Covering 70% of Earth’s surface, the average depth of the ocean is 3,682 metres. The lower you go the higher the hydrostatic pressure (the force per unit area exerted by a liquid on an object).

A current system in the Atlantic Ocean that's crucial for regulating the world's weather and ecosystems might be more stable against climate change than previously thought, according to a new ...