Physical oceanography examines the motions, properties and processes that influence the world’s oceans. It is concerned with currents, waves, tides, internal mixing and the exchanges that occur both ...

Submerged in about 44 yards of water off Scotland's coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity -- a durability mark that ...

In this October 2018 photo provided by MeyGen, tidal turbines are visible at the MeyGen tidal site located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, a narrow channel of water between the Scottish ...

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

King tides are expected to hit parts of Washington state, including Olympia and Bellingham. The unusually high tides are a “dramatic feature of Washington winters,” Washington Sea Grant said in a ...

Hurricane Erin, a Category 2 storm, is causing dangerous rip currents and high surf along Florida's Space Coast. Officials are urging beachgoers to stay out of the water due to hazardous conditions.

Submerged in about 44 yards of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than six years to harness the power of ocean tides for electricity — a durability mark that demonstrates ...