Much like mermaids, the kraken, or the hafgufa, rogue waves have been regarded as a maritime myth. These waves do not always ...

On New Year's Day 1995, a monstrous 80-foot wave in the North Sea slammed into the Draupner oil platform. The wall of water ...

Thousands of people died during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami after they wandered to look at the withdrawing waves.

We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue ...

In the U.S., there's enough marine energy resources, including waves, tides, rivers and ocean currents to power over half of the country's energy demands, Grosso said.