An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is ...

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

The Ocean Cleanup employs advanced technologies to tackle plastic pollution, targeting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and ...

Dive into how the ocean's slow currents move heat around the globe 🌊. This hidden conveyor belt helps shape our climate, even when the surface looks calm. Understanding it reminds us why the blue ...

For generations, the mild and temperate climate of north-western Europe has been credited to one legendary force: the Gulf Stream. This idea is so deeply entrenched in our cultural identity that in ...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution won a Webby People's Voice Award for its "It's an Ocean World" project. The interactive project uses the Spilhaus Projection to show Earth as one vast, connected ...

Isotopic tracers, notably neodymium (Nd) and other rare earth element (REE) isotopes, have become indispensable for delineating the pathways, mixing and rates of global ocean circulation. These ...

A view of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, which is shrinking by 3 centimeters per day. A view of Shoesmith Glacier on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica, which is shrinking by 3 ...

A new decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that deep-ocean heat has moved closer to Antarctica, threatening the fragile ice shelves that fringe the continent. The study ...