For centuries, rogue waves were considered nothing but nautical folklore. It wasn't until 1995 that myth became fact. On the ...

Scientists at the University of Miami's Alfred C. Glassell Jr. SUrge‐STructure‐Atmosphere INteraction (SUSTAIN) laboratory conducted a first-of-its-kind study into how waves form and increase in windy ...

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can ...

Tiny ocean wave vibrations from the Gulf of Alaska — too subtle for humans to notice — can travel through land as far north ...

Ryan Hanyok / U.S. Navy “There are no freak waves in the world,” says naval architect Jon Etxegoien. “They are all predictable.” He’s strolling the shores of an indoor ocean—a 12 ...

Earth holds immense but untapped energy potential, with winds, sunlight, and ocean waves providing free and renewable energy sources. While considerable investments have been made in wind ...

A tsunami is a series of waves caused by a significant and sudden movement of water in the ocean. The most common trigger for tsunamis is large earthquakes that occur beneath or near the ocean ...

Pavel Lushnikov (UNM) and Dr. Anastassiya Semenova (UW). Understanding the complex dynamics of wave breaking and the formation of whitecaps is essential for predicting ocean wave behavior and ...