The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

We’re all taught that water is clear, so why does the ocean look so strikingly blue when we’re staring out at it? It turns out the colour isn’t about the water itself being blue, but about how light ...

South Carolina or the Caribbean? Visitors at multiple beaches across South Carolina's Grand Strand coastal strip are thrilled and intrigued by the ocean's strikingly noticeable blue waves. Over the ...

To track the changes in ocean color, scientists analyzed measurements of ocean color taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Aqua satellite, which has been ...