A new study has identified thermodynamics as the central force behind a recent increase in surface melting across the Antarctic...

An international team of paleontologists has proposed a new way to reconstruct how dinosaurs processed food—by studying the stones they...

Glacial lakes high in the Himalayas can appear remote and silent, yet when their unstable natural dams fail, they can...

The ocean already absorbs roughly 30 percent of the carbon dioxide released by human activities, but scientists have long searched...

A Portland State University marine biologist has received nearly $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation to investigate one of...

Scientists have discovered that violent winter mixing in the North Atlantic can act like an express elevator for carbon, carrying...

Deep in the world’s oceans, male sperm whales may be broadcasting one of the most powerful and unusual communication signals...

A new study of the Ross Sea has revealed how dramatically Antarctic waves may respond when sea ice retreats, offering...

For male humpback whales, singing is not merely a spectacular display heard across tropical breeding grounds. It is an energetically...

Carbon moving through rivers and streams may look like a continuous journey from land to ocean, but a new synthesis...