About 56 million years ago, Europe and North America began pulling apart to form what became the ever-expanding North Atlantic Ocean. Vast amounts of molten rock from Earth's mantle reached the ocean ...

“We demonstrate that in the past, the eruption of large volcanic eruptions situated near the equator caused a collapse of the ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium released its official population estimate for 2024, showing the critically endangered species increased to 384 whales, up from 376 the ...

The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed to protect vanishing whales.

MIAMI -- Subtropical Storm Karen forms far from land in the north Atlantic Ocean. The center said Karen was about 545 miles (880 kilometers) north-northwest of the Azores and packing maximum sustained ...

Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS or “forever chemicals,” have dropped by more than 60% in North Atlantic pilot whales over the past decade, according to a study ...