A new study gives alarming glimpse into the future, as some scientists warn these currents could be just decades from collapse.

Mud is messy. For some, it's a plaything. To many, it can mean real hardship. Mud, though, is often overlooked, particularly ...

We study ocean habitats and strategies for conserving ocean life. In analyzing marine protected areas, we’ve concluded that simply designating protected zones is not enough. To be effective, these ...

Dr. Xiaomin Chen, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has published a paper in Geophysical Research ...

Spain has emerged as a global leader in ocean conservation, announcing sweeping marine protection initiatives at the third ...

The key may lie in Arctic clouds during winter, as climate models tend to underestimate how much liquid they contain and how ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC, is a giant system of ocean currents that shuttles warm surface ...

Researchers created a detailed physical model that suggests a major Atlantic Ocean current will weaken far less under climate change than indicated by more extreme climate model projections.

Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an area ...

Just below Greenland is a menacing stretch of water known as the Cold Blob. As the planet heats up, the Cold Blob remains a spooky outlier — positioned right above the area where the Atlantic Ocean’s ...

The third UN Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection ...