Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the world's oceans, and scientists are paying close attention. Currents that have kept global temperatures relatively stable for thousands of ...

Scientists now estimate that around 8M tons of plastic waste pour into the ocean every year, forming swirling gyres of debris that behave like slow-motion tornadoes in water. These spirals of trash ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gyre could jump-start tropical activity ahead of hurricane season The first tropical storm of 2025 could spin up before the ...

KALISPELL, Mont. — The University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station received $9.5 million over five years for new research. The Subtropical Underwater Biogeochemistry and Subsurface Export ...

FLATHEAD LAKE – A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned expertise from mountain watersheds to ocean ...

A few years ago, NASA researcher Watson Gregg published a study showing that tiny free-floating ocean plants called phytoplankton had declined in abundance globally by 6 percent between the 1980s and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just like you might plant seeds in your garden, the way tropical storms and hurricanes form can come from different types of ...

The first tropical storm of 2025 could spin up before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, kicking off what is predicted to be a dynamic year for hurricanes. Around the middle of May, ...