New research reveals powerful Antarctic winds that could be accelerating glacier melt and rising seas. In the far reaches of ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, commonly referred to as the "AMOC," is a system of ocean currents confined ...

Scientists captured the first detailed images of small ocean currents, revealing their surprising role in shaping the climate ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Climate reveals that two distinct bands in the world’s oceans are warming at ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) serves as the Atlantic Ocean's conveyor belt, transporting warm water ...

Almost all life in the ocean depends on the upper waters where sunlight filters in, known as the photic zone – but new ...

While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones — called submesoscale eddies — are notoriously ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, a massive system of ocean currents, helps regulate global weather patterns by transporting warm water north and cold water south.

More than 20 percent of the world’s oceans have darkened in the last two decades, posing a threat to marine life and ...

It picks up the intricate interactions between ice melting and ocean circulation. In this future projection, cold, fresh melt water from Antarctica migrates north, filling the deep ocean as it goes.

Afar is a hotspot with hot rock masses rising from deep within the mantle. It created volcanism and lifted the landscape in ...