Newswise — On New Year’s Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck ...

The Nature of Waves as Told by an Offshore BuoyMinato was looking out at the ocean from the sandy beach. The yellow buoy ...

Experience the colorful beauty of an ocean sunset as the evening sky transforms into a vivid display of orange, red, pink, ...

The view of the sea, with its typically gentle waves, has a calming effect on many people. However, things can get quite wild ...

Polynyas are one of Antarctica's great counterintuitive features: recurring areas of open water surrounded by vast expanses of sea ice. These unusual environments are hot spots for sea-ice production, ...

Scientists explain the bizarre phenomenon of internal waves, invisible underwater giants that can rival skyscrapers in height.

Kelvin waves are difficult to see with the naked eye as they are large in scale, slow moving and don't break onshore like typical ocean waves. In this graphic, satellite radar altimetry measurements ...

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new ...