(CNN) — Mars may be around 140 million miles away from Earth, but the red planet is influencing our deep oceans by helping drive “giant whirlpools,” according to new research. Scientists analyzed ...

Whirlpools are formed by the combination of strong currents, narrow channels, and rapidly changing underwater topography. Dangerous whirlpools are rare and require currents of 10 knots or more. Small, ...

April 20 – A new study reports the use of satellite data to study the formation of meddies — large disks of circulating water hundreds of feet beneath the ocean’s surface. Using this method, ...

Move over, Superman, with your X-ray vision. Marine scientists have figured out a way to see through the ocean’s surface and detect what’s below, with the help of satellites. Using sensor data from ...

Earth and Mars are close in planetary terms. When their orbits align, Mars passes within a mere 33.9 million miles (54.6 million kilometers) of our blue marble. New research on deep ocean sediments ...