Early signs of a possible La Niña fall and winter are emerging in some climate models, federal forecasters announced Thursday ...

Imagine waking up to a world where gentle breezes turned savage, familiar coastlines froze, and rainforests shriveled under ...

According to Time and Date, a website that tracks time and time zones, the current record holder for the shortest day on ...

Almost two-thirds of the world's population is affected by the monsoon—the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and ...

Ocean waters toward the poles and the equator are now different hues. Warming waters are causing the colors of the ocean to change -- a trend that could impact humans if it were to continue ...

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5 will be victims of the ...

Oceans comprise about 96.5% of the water-covered surface (71%) of the Earth. Surprisingly, the salinity of these huge bodies ...

The eastern Pacific Ocean has seen a historic run of activity as the Atlantic remains dormant. Forecasters point to ...

A study published Thursday in the journal Science found that the ocean is changing color as it warms. By analyzing satellite data from 2003 to 2022, researchers from Duke University and the Georgia ...

Falcons are a class of birds best known for their speed, vision and hunting prowess. Here’s the story of perhaps the most ...

Tropical coral reefs encrust the coastlines of islands and continents near Earth’s equator but this zone, which has offered sufficient light and warmth for corals to evolve over hundreds of millions ...