The Gulf Stream is a major ocean current that moves warm surface water from Mexico northward across the Atlantic towards Europe. It's one of the most important natural weather systems, keeping ...

New evidence of changes to the Gulf Stream during the last ice age could indicate additional sensitivity to future climatic changes, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published ...

The Atlantic’s great conveyor belt of heat and salt, long treated as a background feature of the climate system, is suddenly at the center of an urgent scientific argument. A growing body of research ...