The phrase “sex on the beach” might be taken literally, or it may just be the name of a drink. But what does “Cake by the Ocean” mean? It’s a song by the band DNCE. And it’s a dance song. OK, but is ...

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

Ocean Avenue is the beating heart of Carmel-by-the-Sea. It's a one-mile, mostly flat stretch of road running from the town center down to Carmel Beach. Along the way, the road passes picturesque homes ...

If you enjoy learning about history, especially the Georgian and Victorian eras, you would have heard about doctors prescribing "sea air" to their patients. Several months relaxing by the seaside may ...

RODANTHE, North Carolina — At Mirlo Beach in Rodanthe, tourists walked the beach and took in the summer sun Thursday afternoon. But a week ago, the ocean swept away another house, the seventh since ...

Marine researchers exploring extreme depths say they have discovered an astonishing deep-sea ecosystem of chemosynthetic life that’s fueled by gases escaping from fractures in the ocean bed. The ...

On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in Hamburg, Germany, ruled that greenhouse gases are marine pollutants and nations must take action to “reduce, control and prevent” their ...

A persistent claim shared by high-profile sources such as the United Nations, (archived) (archived) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (archived) says ...

In this interview, British oceanographer Helen Czerski explains the systems driving our ocean, compares it to a fancy cocktail, and explains what the next great ocean frontier is. When you purchase ...

Even after nearly three months of winter, the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere are disturbingly warm. Last summer’s unprecedented temperatures—remember the “hot tub” waters off the coast of ...