Surfers have long known to find larger waves on a rising tide. But scientific confusion remained as to how this surface wave interaction with ocean tides happens – until now. “We provide a theoretical ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- What exactly is a King Tide? A science expert from the Exploratorium Teacher Institute explains what causes the highest tides of the year. Watch the video above for her ...

After the discoveries he made with his telescope, Galileo Galilei embarked on an increasingly urgent quest for proof of the Copernican worldview, which placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the ...

Lots of Marylanders noticed it. A few sent me emails asking why the tides in Maryland during June and early July seemed so persistently high – from a few inches to a few feet at times, with some minor ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. King tides return to Southern California coastlines Thursday and Friday, reaching 1 to 2 feet higher than normal ...