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Unique phenomenon causing Jersey Shore beaches to resemble tropical waters
The Mid-Atlantic typically appears darker green or gray because of sediment, algae and changing light conditions. This bloom changes that appearance dramatically.
Splashy Miami penthouse lands contract for $68.3M
This Miami tower is making waves with more than $250 million in contracts over the past 100 days.
Coast Guard rescues 11 from ocean after plane crashes off Florida coast
The US Coast Guard's Southeast Division said they're actively searching for an airplane that crashed about 80 miles off Melbourne, Florida.
First great white shark of season spotted off Jersey coast
A great white shark named Nori, a 9-foot, 432-pound man-eating predator was spotted off the coast of New Jersey on May 4.
Hantavirus may have spread to one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth with just 220 residents
It is the world’s remotest inhabited island — located 1,500 miles away and a six-day boat ride from its nearest inhabited neighbor, St Helena.Â
MV Hondius hantavirus cases rise to 7 as cruise passengers remain trapped off Cape Verde: WHO
The cases include three passengers who died, one critically ill patient, and three people reporting mild symptoms, the World Health Organization said.
More than 100 historic shipwrecks identified at key global shipping route, many at risk
The vessels were found on the seafloor of the Bay of Gibraltar, part of the narrow waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, by researchers with Project Herakles.
American cruise passenger sobs about being stuck on cruise ship where 3 have died in hantavirus outbreak
An American influencer trapped onboard the luxury MV Hondius cruise ship near West Africa amid a suspected hantavirus outbreak broke down sobbing over "very real" fears of a major outbreak...
Humpback whale released in North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany
Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.
Park rangers unearth 200-year-old shipwreck on remote island dubbed 'graveyard of the Atlantic'
The discovery of the ship fragments — and the research that followed — was two years in the making.Â
Titanic survivor's life jacket — from the lifeboat that coldly ignored drowning passengers — sells for $700k
On April 18, Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers held an event in Wiltshire, UK, in which they auctioned off some of the very rare artifacts left behind after the sinking...
Largest male white shark Contender’s latest ping offers fresh insight into shark behavior
OCEARCH scientists said his recent movements from near the coast of Florida to rapidly moving out into deeper waters could be a sign of breeding.
Fish-y plans for old ferry deteriorating off NYC for more than decade
A swarm of sea-loving do-gooders is giving new life to a dilapidated former ferry that has been rusting in Long Island City for more than a decade.
Message in a bottle turns into beautiful friendship after 4,000-mile trip
In February 2025, Amy Bisterzo and her son Lorenzo, who live in the Bahamas, tossed a bottle into the Atlantic Ocean. Almost exactly one year later, schoolteacher Maria Enes picked...
Largest male great white shark returns to waters off Florida's coast in time for Spring break
Since then, he has traveled up the coast, spending long periods of time around the Carolinas, traveling further north up into Canadian waters, and back south again to the Florida coast.Â
Cold weather rocks lobsters — and likely upcoming seafood-roll market in tony Hamptons
"In the 30 years I've been doing this, this is probably about the highest right now."
Record-setting great white shark spotted off North Carolina coast
OCEARCH noted on Instagram that Contender’s SPOT tag will keep transmitting real-time location data for several more years, aiding ongoing white shark research and conservation.
Inside LI's own 'Point Break' where brave, winter surfers catch waves with snow on the ground: 'This can kill you'
"I mean, this can kill you," longtime Hamptons-based winter surfer Dr. John Kavanaugh told The Post just before catching waves in 30-degree weather at Ditch Plains in Montauk Friday.
Bermuda's waters are hiding a mysterious giant structure that's 'unlike anything else on Earth': scientists
The Bermuda Triangle may not be the biggest mystery of the Atlantic.
700-pound great white shark heading down East Coast for holiday in rare first migration
Researchers say her movements highlight how white sharks use the coast in late fall and winter, and her presence near beaches is normal and poses minimal risk.