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Average wave heights will decrease across 25 percent of the global ocean and increase across 7 percent of the ocean due to climate change.
The Portuguese explorers were the first Europeans to discover Australia, according to a 16th-century maritime map found in a library vault.
Pruney fingers, also known as wrinkled skin, are a common occurrence after spending a long time in the water, such as taking a bath, surfing, swimming, or washing dishes.
The United States and New Zealand tested a tsunami bomb that would be used to destroy coastal cities of the enemy, during World War II. These waves of death could reach 33 feet.
A rare red alga has invaded the waves and sands of Bondi Beach, coming from off the coast of eastern Australia.
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The number of seaside communities whose beaches are losing sand is growing exponentially. What are the explanations for coastal erosion, and what can be done to mitigate its devastating impact?
Welcome to the Drake Passage, the world's most dangerous sea route, home to 65-foot-plus waves. Here's why the 620-mile stretch between Cape Horn and Antarctica is treacherous and has become the ultimate extreme sailing adventure.
There is a place on Earth where the difference between low and high tide reaches 53.6 feet (16.3 meters). It's the Bay of Fundy in Canada. You've got to see it to believe it.
A fourth global coral bleaching wave is sweeping the world's oceans.