Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use sediments and fossils to roughly reconstruct how sea levels changed over ...

(CNN) — Bathtubs and pools mislead us about the ocean: Its surface is anything but flat. Seas pile up in some spots, pushed by trade winds or pulled by gravity toward big things like ice sheets. Amid ...

Scientists have long opposed polar geoengineering. Some now believe it will be necessary.

Scientists say Greenland’s sinking sea levels will have a ripple effect on coastal communities, shipping routes, fishing and ...

Hypothetical questions, like what would happen if everyone on Earth went for an ocean swim at once, are fun to think about. And using math, you can get pretty close to a real answer. Let’s start by ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The highest point on Earth's surface is the top of Mount Everest, which towers more than 29,000 ...

Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new ...