The ocean is not just a vast body of water—it’s a living mystery that continues to fascinate and surprise.explore the mysterious world beneath the waves, revealing the secrets that have ...

Dive into the mysterious depths of the ocean with Short Wave's Sea Camp series that explores the the beauty and complexity lurking below — and how it all connects back to life on land.

Researchers have used lab models to study how rogue waves form, but these don’t always transfer over to the natural world.

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 crumpled steel railings and flung heavy equipment across the deck—but ...

When waves are trapped within a narrow channel, the modulational instability theory describes their rippling movement well. However, it starts to fall apart when you look at the real ocean.

This is the first episode of Sea Camp, Short Wave's summer series exploring the intriguing and otherworldly depths of the ocean.

Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue waves are giant colossi of the sea – twice as high as neighbouring waves – that appear seemingly out of nowhere.