Photograph by David Doubilet The Sargasso Sea, part of the vast whirlpool known as the North Atlantic gyre ... Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs. The teeming life associated with sargassum ...

Under the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, the deep-sea exploration team ... scientists now believe it might hold the secrets of how life first began on our planet, and it could even hint at ...

The Atlantic Ocean may begin to shrink, said a new study published in the journal Geology. Oceans are not necessarily a permanent fixture on Earth, as they are able to appear and close due to the ...

Offshore drilling fuels climate change and threatens marine life and coastal communities ... nearly 40,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean for North Atlantic right whales; and 36,000 square miles ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new study. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with ...

(AP) — Eight green sea turtles were released back into the Atlantic Ocean ... on promoting ocean conservation through interactive educational exhibits and marine life.

Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released Wednesday afternoon into the Atlantic Ocean off of ...