A laser-equipped research platform has, for the first time, photographed airflow just millimeters above ocean waves, ...

New research suggests lengthy stretches of calm, glassy water -- features called 'surface slicks' -- serve as nurseries for dozens of fish species, many of them commercially and ecologically vital.

An international research team led by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon has, for the first time, succeeded in visualizing and ...

"The open ocean has long been considered a physical and biological barrier for dispersal of most coastal marine species, creating geographic boundaries and limiting distributions," researchers said.

Contrary to popular belief, the open ocean is not just empty space with a few animals here and there. The cold, dark waters between the surface and the seafloor are filled with billions of ...

Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

For years, scientists have debated whether a giant thick ice shelf once covered the entire Arctic Ocean during the coldest ...

A unique study will provide valuable new insights into the concentrations of microplastics in the open ocean from surface to the sea bed, say scientists. A unique study by scientists at the ...