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 ...

On Dec. 14, 2025, Taryn Smith embarked on a journey to row across the Atlantic alone Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

A massive canyon hidden beneath the Atlantic Ocean has long baffled geologists. Scientists now believe they may finally understand what helped create it, and this findings help clarify how one of the ...

Texas is on El Niño watch as La Niña fades. Here's what a strong El Niño could mean for Texas weather, hurricane season and ...

Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the world's oceans, and scientists are paying close attention. Currents that have kept global temperatures relatively stable for thousands of ...

New video from Buxton, a community along North Carolina's Outer Banks, shows crews attempting to shore up and save an ...

Models show that as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation gets weaker, the Gulf Stream will drift northwards. There ...

Europe is struggling more and more with extreme heat in the summer. While climate change is the main reason for this increase, what specific physical mechanisms cause a heat wave? One important driver ...

Thirty days into her solo Atlantic crossing, Taryn Smith realized the hardest part wasn’t the ocean — it was the loneliness. “That was when I realized… I really wanted some company,” the 25-year-old ...