Storm scientists warn that the world’s oceans are now fuelling hurricanes and typhoons of a strength that strains the limits of existing classification systems, as deep layers of unusually warm water ...

When we think of snow, we usually think of winter. But did you know that it is always snowing in the ocean? Read more about marine snow.

Deep ocean hot spots packed with heat are making the strongest hurricanes and typhoons more likely—and more dangerous. These ...

Far beneath the South Pacific, a continent the size of India has finally stepped out of the cartographic shadows. After centuries of speculation and decades of targeted surveys, scientists have now ...

As the Arctic melts and people spend more time there, defining our relationship to sea ice becomes more necessary.

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...