While that quote may be in reference to an album cover from the famed mockumentary, the adage applies elsewhere in life. It’s satirical, in a way, because being dumb and being smart are obviously ...

The incredible power of the ocean was on full display in Santa Cruz, California, as king tides brought huge waves crashing onto beaches. While they were awesome to witness, the National Weather ...

Hurricane Erin would have the potential to trigger 100-foot waves as it moves across the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, according to forecasters. Currently classified as a tropical storm, Erin could ...

Hurricane Erin’s outer bands are pounding Long Island’s South Shore, sending surging tides, towering waves and life-threatening rip currents Wednesday evening onto beaches already closed to swimming.

The bathypelagic zone of the ocean is 1,000 to 4,000 meters below the surface. Sometimes it's called the midnight zone because it's too deep for sunlight to reach. Most animals here are much smaller ...

Tsunami means “harbor wave” in Japanese, but they differ from other waves that are generated by the wind or solar system. Tsunami waves move the entire depth of the ocean, down to the floor, which is ...

Tiny red robot sailboats deployed in the Atlantic Ocean can withstand 24-foot waves and Category 4 hurricanes while measuring crucial ocean temperature data for hurricane forecasting. These autonomous ...

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, ...

The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Inlet of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958. Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 ...

The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, Italy, his office at the International School for Advanced ...

Under a hazy gray sky on the first day of 1995, the Draupner natural gas platform in the North Sea was struck by something that had long been relegated to maritime folklore: an 84-foot wall of water ...