Deep below the surface of the ocean, unseen waves roil and churn the water. These internal waves, traveling between water layers of different temperatures and densities, draw cold, nutrient-rich water ...

Swimmers at Scripps Beach in La Jolla sometimes experience a water temperature drop of about 11 degrees Celsius (12 degrees Fahrenheit) in a few seconds. A sharp boundary between the leading edge of ...

Now, Takahito Iida at the University of Osaka has proposed a new energy-harvesting technology that uses gyroscopic flywheel system that can be tuned to absorb energy efficiently over a broad range of ...

Alessandro Toffoli receives funding from the Australia Research Council. We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue ...

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated ...

Ocean waves are a ubiquitous part of coastal landscapes and beach vacations. But have you ever paused to ponder where a wave originates, how far it travels, or why it forms in the first place? A wave ...

Early 2026 has brought renewed scrutiny to how Earth-observing satellites register extreme ocean events. Widely circulated ...

Wave energy has long promised steady clean power, but real-world devices have struggled to turn chaotic swells into reliable ...