Your essential guide to understanding tsunamis, including how they're caused, their devastating effects, and how early ...

A decade ago, astronomers observed gravitational waves for the first time. What has emerged since is a picture of the ...

Tidal waves and tsunamis — the two most ... force on the regions of Earth closest to the moon, which pulls on water there, causing the ocean to rise in a bulge. Meanwhile, oceans on the side ...

Artwork: Europa Clipper will try to determine whether the moon can support biology Scientists working on an audacious mission to the ocean world of Europa can proceed with the final design and ...

The moon causes a tidal bore that ... a huge tide surges in from the Atlantic Ocean and reverses the flow of the mighty river, creating an enormous wave. Called the “pororoca,” this nearly ...