A boat captain rode out Hurricane Milton overnight in the Gulf of Mexico before he was found clinging to a cooler around 30 ...

A fishing boat captain who became separated from his vessel during Hurricane Milton survived by clinging to a floating cooler ...

Even with a widespread marine heat wave, not all warmth in the Gulf of Mexico is the same. Some areas are warmer and deeper than others, including what scientists call “ the loop current .” ...

8/2: CBS News 24/7 Episode 1 43:45. More than 4 million acres of marine life habitat have become a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the lives of fish and other marine animals, NOAA ...

After President Donald Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis quickly jumped on the idea. But actually making the… ...

This ordeal led to the ship being known around the world as the ‘Poop Cruise’ with some horrified passengers describing it as ...

Installed in 2,860 feet (871.7 m) of water, the Auger TLP reportedly set a world water-depth record for a drilling and production platform, and surpassed the existing Gulf of Mexico record by more ...

The Gulf of Mexico basin formed some 300 million years ago, according to the National Parks Service. Its shallow waters became a natural habitat for many kinds of marine life.

The Trump administration is proposing to hold a sale of oil and gas drilling rights on 80 million acres (32.4 million ...

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of ...

If you are looking to get out on the water in New Mexico this summer, there are plenty of bodies of water to choose from as ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a disturbance over Florida stretching over most of the Gulf coast across the state.