Understanding why ocean water is salty but river water isn’t is a fascinating topic, and one that has intrigued scientists for centuries. The answer lies in a combination of geological and natural ...

Short answer: no, not by enough to make the whole ocean inhospitable. The ocean is salty because the elements that make up salt (mostly sodium and chlorine, but also sulphur, magnesium, calcium and a ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Climate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the long ...

Elisabeth Sikes (left), with Dale Hubbard of Oregon State University, alongside the large coring block used to collect deep-ocean sediment samples during the research cruise. Climate change has many ...

The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published February 3 in Nature ...