Research ships rarely brave the Greenland Sea in winter. Early this year, scientists ventured into the ice-covered waters to ...

An AMOC collapse would usher in global weather and climate shifts — including plunging temperatures in Europe, which relies ...

If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...

Scientists have warned that Earth's strongest ocean current is slowing down due to climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) transports ...

For centuries, scientists have known that oceans move and swirl, shifting water across the planet. But recent breakthroughs ...

In a warming world, the health of forests can change in surprising ways. A new analysis highlights how a weakening Atlantic ...

These currents can be harnessed as clean, marine renewable energy. Marine energy is much more predictable and reliable than ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's climate, moving heat from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere.

Despite global cuts to mercury emissions, Arctic wildlife are accumulating toxic levels as century-old pollution rides ocean ...

Oceanography, Vol. 23, No. 4, SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE FUTURE OF OCEANOGRAPHY FROM SPACE (DECEMBER 2010), pp. 94-103 (10 pages) ABSTRACTThe interconnected ocean surface current system involves multiple ...

Global warming and changes in ocean currents are thought to be involved in this phenomenon, according to the study. Despite an overall darkening, about 10% of oceans, or 37 million square ...