The ocean holds secrets we're only beginning to understand. Beneath the surface, endangered whales navigate an increasingly hostile environment filled with ship noise, pollution, and disappearing food ...

Forget the gentle waves of a sunny day at the beach. The ocean is a terrifying place, capable of displaying fantastical power. Now, a new analysis of the physics behind waves reveals they can reach ...

Strong waves from Antarctica are hitting the Pacific coast of the Americas with greater intensity, increasing coastal risks.

We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

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