The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

A fishing vessel immortalized in literature makes a historic return to the Sea of Cortez to retrace the voyage of John Steinbeck and Ed "Doc" Ricketts.

Here’s where the Tamiami Trail is, what to know about its history and why the Florida senator that proposed its name change dropped the bill.

Ventilation is an important process within the global ocean, where waters sink to deeper layers, are transported by deep currents, and eventually get upwelled back to the surface. This process affects ...

Florida Republicans are embracing former President Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Efforts include renaming roads and requiring the use of "Gulf of America" in teaching ...

President Trump’s order changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America prompted communities along the coast to think ...

Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order.

If you're not a fan of the recently renamed Gulf of America, you can call it whatever you want courtesy of MapQuest. The online navigation company appears to be poking fun at President Donald ...

Jeff Jacoby hit the nail on the head about the absurdity of President Trump’s changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico (“A pox on both sides in the ‘Gulf of America’ brawl,” Opinion ...

Google, Apple and Bing Maps have changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America following an executive order from President Trump. MapQuest has not yet updated its map to reflect Trump's order.