Why the tropics have been unusually calm and what that means for hurricane season Attention is now turning to the Atlantic Ocean, which has yet to produce a tropical storm since the season started ...

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A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using a ...

The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study.

A new review published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences sheds light on one of climate science's enduring puzzles: how the patterns of tropical ocean warming influence the behavior of tropical ...

The tropics have awakened from their winter slumber, and Tropical Storm Alvin may soon be upon us. In the eastern Pacific Ocean near Central America, meteorologists say the atmosphere is becoming ...

When tropical meteorologists peer at satellite images, they often catch sight of subtle cloud formations hinting at something more ominous brewing. The first signs of a potential hurricane can be ...

The expansion, which the aquarium said is the Pacific Northwest's largest tropical reef ecosystem, will house "3,500 sustainably sourced tropical fish, invertebrates and plants, representing 100 ...

Plants found to photosynthesize 160 feet beneath the surface of the Arctic Ocean offer tantalizing prospects for the future.

As these tropical waves move westward across tropical oceans, some of them can develop into hurricanes. The formation of a hurricane hinges on several specific conditions: ...

A tropical storm is expected to form Tuesday night or Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, far off the southern coast of Mexico, forecasters say. Once confirmed, the storm would be named Alvin.