Some beaches have crystal clear water while others are murky and gray. While you might think pollution turns clear water murky, there's usually a different explanation, according to AccuWeather.

Tropical upwelling zones are often overshadowed by their higher-latitude counterparts in ocean science, yet they play an ...

We have wondered aloud in the past what would happen if the Gulf Stream collapses in 2025, and later in the year, we are now asking what would happen if the Gulf of Panama fails. The health and ...

The failure of a vital ocean upwelling has sparked concerns of catastrophic effects for life, according to scientists. Every year, between December and April, northerly winds create a rising current ...

OCEAN CITY, N.J. (CBS) — Families heading to the Jersey Shore this week are facing unusually cold ocean temperatures. Professor Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert, who chairs Stockton University's Marine Science ...

Coastal upwelling regimes associated with eastern boundary currents are the most biologically productive ecosystems in the ocean. As a result, they play a disproportionately important role in the ...

Along the oceans' eastern boundaries, winds flowing along the coast drag surface waters out to sea. These displaced surface waters are replaced by water from lower down — the upwelling current. In ...

In findings of relevance to both conservationists and the fishing industry, new research links short-term reductions in growth and reproduction of marine animals off the California Coast to increasing ...

Some beaches have crystal clear water while others are murky and gray. While you might think pollution turns clear water murky, there's usually a different explanation, according to AccuWeather.