New research provides alarming evidence this ocean circulation is slowing and could be heading toward a shutdown, which would ...

"The Day After Tomorrow" imagined a world where a critical ocean current suddenly collapsed. New research says it has rapidly ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

A research team publishes a new study that sheds light on the future evolution of a key element of the climate system: the ...

More bad news for the ocean current at the center of the fictional (and scientifically inaccurate) "Day After Tomorrow" ...

Some climate simulations indicate that a weakened AMOC could reduce monsoon rainfall over parts of India, especially central ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting. Scientists at the ...

Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic ...

Ocean currents act like Earth’s hidden conveyor belts, moving heat, nutrients, and life across the globe. From the swift Gulf Stream to the slow thermohaline circulation, they regulate climate, ...

Intense future climate change could have a far different impact on the world than current models predict, suggests a thought-provoking new study just out in the journal Science Advances. If ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting. Scientists at the ...