Stare out into the grand expense of the ocean, and it can truly seem endless. Although oceans appear vast and uniform, ...
After years of speculation, oceanographers have finally confirmed the existence of a massive, hidden body of water sitting ...
Far below the waves of the Atlantic, scientists are mapping out a hidden world of water that never meets the light of day. From buried freshwater aquifers to deep mantle minerals that behave like ...
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of currents responsible for shuttling warm water ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sprawling, slow-moving system of ocean currents circulating in the Atlantic that help regulate the earth’s temperature is set to deliver a blob of warmer, ...
Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, scientists say. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major oceanic current determining global climate that is showing signs of weakening. It transports warmer waters northwards in the Atlantic ...
An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present. When you ...
Some of the rainiest places on Earth could see their annual precipitation nearly halved if climate change continues to alter the way ocean water moves around the globe. In a new CU Boulder-led study ...