From lazy ripples to towering breakers, the mechanics of ocean waves should vary widely from one planet to another, according to a model developed by scientists at MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic...

A model for wind-driven waves, flexible to planetary conditions, is applied to past Mars, past and present Titan, and three exoplanets Wind-driven waves in crater lakes could have occurred in Mar...

New research indicates reef passes — channels that cut through coral reefs and serve as conduits for ocean water and nutrients — are shaped by island rivers.