The Atlantic Ocean has long been treated as a permanent fixture on world maps, a blue expanse separating North America from ...

A 25-year-old woman, Taryn Smith, documented her 3,000 mile journey across the Atlantic Ocean for the World's Toughest Row.

Shellfish are extremely important to various ocean ecosystems globally, yet they are some of the most overlooked species. One example is the Atlantic giant cockle, which feeds on plankton, helping to ...

For centuries, the Atlantic Ocean was the center of global trade and power. It linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas in ...

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

On Dec. 14, 2025, Taryn Smith embarked on a journey to row across the Atlantic alone ...

Two British rowers have described facing waves "as big as palm trees" during their record-breaking race across the Atlantic ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

Kyle Wills will take part in the World’s Toughest Row Atlantic ocean challenge beginning Dec. 12, 2026. The race will see him ...

Taryn Smith set out on a mission to be the first American woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. On December 14, Smith ...

Learn more about how Earth’s crust unzipped beneath the Atlantic Ocean, creating a giant underwater canyon.