As such, estimates of CO₂ absorption that ignore this effect would be inaccurate. Since then, the sea surface temperature researchers have shown that the ocean skin is slightly cooler than the ...

A unique fjord in Chilean Patagonia gives scientists a chance to unlock the reproductive secrets of cold-water corals that ...

The oceans play a big role in preventing the Earth from getting even hotter due to climate change. That's thanks to the ocean ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

Rising carbon dioxide levels are driving an increase in the ocean’s acidity – and this change is sinking deeper as emissions ...

Researchers were baffled by a bioluminescent mollusk that lives in the deep ocean. They just discovered it's a new species of ...

A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...