The edge of the Great Whirl, shown by high chlorophyll concentrations along its flank. One of the ocean's weirdest currents is the Great Whirl, a giant clockwise eddy that emerges every summer off the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study says that as the world ...

Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study says that as the world gets warmer, parts of ...

A massive vortex of ocean water encircling Antarctica, a swirling volume 100-times larger than all the world's rivers combined, is getting faster due to climate change. At least, that's the finding a ...

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is stuck again. For more than 30 years, the giant frozen block — equivalent to the size of Rhode Island — was grounded on the sea floor in Antarctic coastal waters.

Marine debris washed on the the Hawaiian island of Ko'olawe (Photo courtesy NOAA) NEW YORK, New York, February 9, 2014 (ENS) – People who love the oceans and people who love fashion have joined forces ...

"Coaxing Sea-Monkeys to swim when and where you want them to is even more difficult than it sounds," says Caltech scientist studying the critters' impact on ocean currents. Michael Franco Freelancer ...

SeaWorld Australia closed a ride after guests were stuck 50 feet in the air in the scorching heat. It happened on Tuesday in Main Beach, Queensland on the Vortex. Video shows guests be freed after 90 ...

One of the ocean's weirdest currents is the Great Whirl, a giant clockwise eddy that emerges every summer off the coast of Somalia. The swirling waters shift sea-surface temperatures, influencing ...