the ocean is warming at an unseemly pace—at least, that’s according to a new study from scientists at the University of Reading. “If the oceans were a bathtub of water, then in the 1980s ...

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ocean, where it can contribute to climate change, according to new ...

Bubbles of oxygen are seen against a dark background ... the ocean's surface that acted like natural batteries. These nodules possess an electrical charge that enables them to split water ...

One viral X post with 29 million views asks, “Is there any particular reason why we can't use ocean water to help put out the fires?” A VERIFY reader also texted us to ask if ocean water can ...

A major challenge in battling the fires is a dwindling water supply. The Palisades Fire is along the California coast, prompting people to question why firefighters aren’t using the Pacific Ocean to ...

Names associated with the ocean (or water in general) hold a special place in my heart. One of my friends who lives with his family out in California lives near the ocean, and all of them have names ...

Satellite imagery of the fires shows them burning only miles away from L.A.'s Pacific Ocean shoreline. How could firefighters run out of water when there's a massive body of it just down the road?

Satellite imagery of the fires shows them burning only miles away from L.A.'s Pacific Ocean shoreline. How could firefighters run out of water when there's a massive body of it just down the road? The ...

Many observers pointed out that the state has an abundant source of water close by, courtesy of the Pacific Ocean, which could be used to tackle the blaze. On the surface, that sounds like a sensible ...

Basically, there are multiple reasons why fire crews are reluctant to use water from the ocean. Helicopter carrying water bucket to extinguish the wildfire. (Toa55/Getty Images/2016576199-170667a) ...