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Last summer’s heatwave caused serious disruption to the UK, but soon these temperatures could be the norm.

… Sea levels are also continuing to rise due to the melting ice sheets in the polar regions with long term trends showing the rate has doubled in recent years compared to the 20th century, said report author Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva of the…

Recent studies have suggested the water continuously flowing around the Atlantic Ocean could slow as the climate warms – potentially triggering global weather consequences.

The sea is becoming greener due to changes in plankton populations, analysis of Nasa images finds.

Last year’s Tonga volcanic eruption produced the fastest underwater flows ever recorded, scientists say.

Huge volumes of rock, ash and mud were clocked moving across the ocean floor at speeds of up to 122km h⁻¹ (75mph).

Recent evidence suggested climate models are not fully accounting for the impact of marine organisms – and this could hinder predictions of the ocean’s role in future carbon storage.

Sea level will be driven up no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, putting coastal cities in danger.

The University of Southampton is helping to launch the £6.5m FLOOD Centre, which will work to better understand and manage flooding.

The hub will include experts from the universities of Bristol, Loughborough and Newcastle, as well as… 37 partner organisations, including experts from the National Oceanography Centre, UK Centre for Ecology and…

In a world-first, scientists had a “conversation” with a whale. Now, researchers are trying to find out what they are actually saying.

Rapid ocean warming and unusually hot winter days recorded as human-made global heating combines with El Niño.

Cutting-edge underwater gliders will navigate through the North Sea taking measurements such as salinity and temperature, which will be fed daily into Met Office forecast models to increase the amount of observational data.