What started as a backyard hobby turned into a phenomenon at the Jersey Shore for these New Jersey surfing pioneers.

Explore the future of renewable energy with onshore wave power systems that reduce costs, minimize risks, and protect the environment.

Before 2013, divers on North America's west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp ...

Many people think of warm ocean temperatures as the main force behind the evolution of hurricanes. And, yes, the hot seas contribute immensely to powering nascent tropical systems. But 80 percent of ...

Standing by the sea, most people enjoy watching waves roll in or noticing when the tide creeps higher than expected, […] ...

Tropical Storm Imelda’s radical right turn away from Florida and a U.S. landfall added to an already oddball hurricane season that has included an unprecedented primetime nap, three high-octane ...

In the early 1730s, a physician named Dr Richard Russell stood at the edge of a revolution, it wasn’t a political or violent ...

Climate change, pollution, and fishing are pushing oceans closer to their limits at an unprecedented rate. The pressure of ...

The lighthouse’s original Fresnel lens, a masterpiece of 19th-century optical engineering, could project light an impressive 24 miles across the dark Atlantic waters. In today’s terms, that’s like ...

The researchers found that a slightly curved meniscus allows more wave energy to pass through the barrier. Conversely, if the meniscus curves more steeply, it reduces the energy transported by the ...

Understanding how storms form helps explain why forecasters watch ocean temperatures and wind patterns so closely.