The Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth, combined with other forces, causes our surface water to be redistributed into bulges ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Strolling along the beach, you find seashells and seaweed left behind by the receding tides at your feet. When you gaze up at the moon, you’re looking at the primary cause for the ebb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An earthquake hit New Jersey Friday days before a total solar eclipse. But the two events have no correlation according to the ...

FARGO — Today is the New Moon. The face of the moon is not visible because the sun is behind the moon and lighting up the other side. It is not an eclipse because the New Moon and the sun are not ...

The Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth at a rate you could measure with a ruler if you waited […] ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Fishing is a popular pastime in southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Some days, if you go fishing, it may be a long day with very few catches. Fishing during a full ...

If you soak in the sun from the same spot on the beach all day, you might notice the water retreating from you or inching closer. This is the tide changing throughout the day, and it’s all possible ...

The tides! Such a unique thing, because on Earth, we don’t just have oceans full of liquid water—we also have a big ol’ moon called Moon to pull them around. You might like to keep track of the tides; ...

A visitor enjoys Laguna Beach on a Labor Day getaway. During king tides, forecasters caution beachgoers to stay off rocks because of the danger of crashing waves. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times ...