For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the first day of the new year, a nearly 26-meter-high wave (85 feet) suddenly ...

Long-awaited plastics treaty flops, for now Despite around-the-clock efforts from delegates, negotiators and numerous ...

Geoscientists have used earthquakes to study the composition of the lower portion of the Earth’s mantle under the Pacific ...

The high surf has hindered some of Hawaii's beaches since Friday, as the waves are considered "dangerously large." ...

An undersea volcano off the Oregon coast will likely erupt in 2025 and scientists can use the lessons learned from ...

Geologists from ETH Zurich and the California Institute of Technology, who are studying the Earth's interior using seismic ...

Stranded without rescue for days, they encountered one of the deadliest shark attacks in recorded history. The sinking of the ...

The Christmas holiday will bring a variety of weather conditions across the U.S. The West should expect dangerous storm conditions in the days leading up to Christmas. A series of storms will ...

Dangerous waves brought down part of the Santa Cruz Pier on Monday and prompted multiple water rescues from the Pacific Ocean ...

"Importantly, the effect of the heat wave wasn't via thermal stress on ... long-lasting patch of surface water in the northeast Pacific Ocean from late 2014 through 2016, affecting weather and ...

On the sombre twentieth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, a disaster that claimed over 230,000 lives across 14 nations ...

Back then, the waters of the northern Pacific Ocean where these sleek seabirds spend much of their time were unusually warm, the start of what would become the largest marine heat wave on record.