Known as the Sargasso Sea, sailors have crossed it for centuries, but few notice the border when they slip into glassy indigo ...

The idea of sailing endlessly across a seemingly infinite horizon of blue water with no sign of land in sight? No beaches of soft white sand or rocky cliffs and headlands to signal the edge. This is ...

Where did the name “Atlantic Ocean” actually come from? The answer leads back to ancient Greek mythology, early maps, and centuries of exploration. Long before modern geography, this ocean was ...

The retreat of ice in the Barents Sea could be strengthening a key ocean current that regulates global climate.

Tropical Storm Fernand has formed over the open Atlantic Ocean far from land and is moving north-northeast with no immediate threat to U.S. territories, the National Hurricane Center said early Sunday ...