As the planet warms, it’s becoming increasingly rare to see cooler than average conditions across vast stretches of the ocean, particularly as an expected super El Niño scorches parts of the Pacific.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The mysterious North Atlantic "cold blob"—an unusually cool patch of ...

The science of climate change is complex, but the overall effect is pretty simple – the planet is getting warmer. Except, however, for a cool ‘blob’ just southeast of Greenland that no one has ever ...

A part of the Atlantic Ocean, just south of Greenland and Iceland, has been cooling off while the rest of the world gets hotter. This enigmatic patch is often referred to as the "cold blob" and ...

Millions of squishy, bright blue blobs are washing ashore along the Pacific coast, creating a striking spectacle—and a pungent smell—on beaches in California, Oregon and Washington. The alien-looking ...

This spring, beaches from California to Washington have become clogged with small, squelchy electric blue animals—piled up several inches deep in some places—accompanied by a dubious smell. These ...

Pacific ‘Blob’: Its Impact And Does El Niño Supercharge It? The Pacific "Blob" is back! The "Blob" we are referring to is a large area of warmer water that stretches over the North Pacific Ocean. This ...

In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift, linking continents as one supercontinent. A recent study revealed that a massive hot blob beneath New England may reshape our ...

The strange, shiny discovery, retrieved from the ocean near Alaska in 2023, turned out to be part of an anemone, scientists said. By John Yoon Explorers sent a robot two miles under the ocean’s ...

What are velella velella? What do they look like? Although the transparent blue blobs resemble jellyfish, velella velella aren’t actually jellies, according to the National Park Service. They’re ...

Losing your sense of smell might signal Alzheimer’s far earlier than expected. Scientists found that immune cells in the brain actively destroy smell-related nerve fibers after detecting abnormal ...

Artificial intelligence detectors are increasingly used to check the veracity of content online. We ran more than 1,000 tests and found several strengths and plenty of weaknesses. By Stuart A.