Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

Geologists have uncovered the remains of a massive tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean, a plate that had been hidden for ...

Ocean islands modify surface winds on the leeside. Such an island wake generally dissipates quickly and lasts only a few hundred kilometres downwind. Using new satellite data, we detect a wake ...

The forward deployment of warships marks Washington's commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, the Navy ...

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

There’s a stretch of California highway where the mountains plunge dramatically into the sea, where every curve reveals a vista more breathtaking than the last, and where you’ll find yourself ...

The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor a disturbance that could affect your Fourth of July weekend across ...

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disturbance expected to stall over or near Florida, which could affect your ...

For years, researchers have sought tangible evidence of how the first peoples crossed vast stretches of open water to settle the remote Pacific Islands. Now, a discovery in a sacred cave on the island ...

Tropical Storm Flossie is expected to continue to strengthen in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said.

A disturbance is expected to stall late this week over Florida and currently has a low chance for tropical or subtropical ...