A new offshore platform is harvesting continuous energy from ocean heat. See how this floating system could change island ...

Global effort needed to limit effects of pollution, industrial fishing and climate crisis, World Ocean Assessment says The world’s oceans are under “severe and accelerating” pressure from human ...

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts The Trump administration plans to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system that ...

Viking today announced its newest ocean ship, the Viking Mira, was officially named during a traditional ceremony in Venice, Italy. Pictured here, Executive Chairman Torstein Hagen with Rebecca "Becky ...

The low-cost ocean current energy generator invented by a teenager is getting international attention yet again for its promise of providing clean electricity to distant coastal areas. Hannah Herbst, ...

It could just take $12 to bring electricity to homes in developing countries, thanks to a 15-year-old girl from Florida. Hannah Herbst presented the "Beacon" at the 2015 Discovery Education 3M Young ...

Hannah Herbst presenting her Beacon invention for a science fair - Young Scientist Challenge/YouTube It could just take $12 to bring electricity to homes in developing countries, thanks to a ...

It isn't easy harnessing the power of waves in the sea to generate electricity, but a Spanish engineering firm is giving it the ol' college try with a giant floating buoy. Out on the Biscay Marine ...

A lot of thought goes into naming a racehorse. Some people take inspiration from the horse’s pedigree, while others make it more personal, naming the horse after something special to the owner: a ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

One of the best parts of the Kentucky Derby is listening to Travis Stone, the Churchill Downs Racetrack announcer, rapidly list off the name of each Kentucky Derby horse. So, what is your Kentucky ...

The critical system of ocean currents which loops around the Atlantic Ocean is weakening and could be far closer to collapse than previously thought, according to two new studies — an event which ...