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 sediments, ...

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 ...

Mars's influence on Earth may be greater than we thought. In fact, the Red Planet, located over 140 million miles away from Earth, could actually be driving giant whirlpools in the deepest parts of ...

Despite being a planet away, Mars may be triggering “giant whirlpools” in the Earth’s oceans. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed samples ...

The gravitational pull Mars exerts on Earth may be strong enough to impact ocean currents. A study suggests Mars can cause deep-sea currents to change over a 2.4 million-year cycle. The study could ...

Scientists have used the geological record of the deep sea to discover a connection between the orbits of Earth and Mars, past global warming patterns and the speeding up of deep ocean circulation.