Increased ocean acidification is harmful to marine life, leading to issues such as weakening the shells and skeletons of ...

Volcanic eruptions in the middle of tectonic plates, far from any volcanically-active plate boundaries, have created many of the thousands of ocean islands and seamounts that cover Earth's ocean ...

Lifeguards will be flying double red flags due to the strong surf, hazardous longshore currents and dangerous rip currents.

About the Island-Ocean Ecosystems . Floreana Island, Galápagos, Ecuador is home to a community of about 140 people dependent on healthy island-ocean connections for survival. The island hosts an ...

Volcanoes make nearly all ocean islands and seamounts, even though some may be capped with a coral reef. Seafloor volcanoes grow in spurts. When they are in an eruptive phase, they can easily grow ...

A Delta jet, carrying nearly 300 travelers and crew, incurred engine problems over the Atlantic before landing on an island ...