Climate scientists are increasingly studying the possibility of an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) ...

A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the "great global ocean conveyor belt" is slowing down. That's a problem because this vital system redistributes heat around the world, influencing both ...

A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm ...

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

Although it can be hard to tell from looking at the often placid waters of the Earth’s oceans, their currents carry immense ...

Scientists say there is a high chance that key Atlantic Ocean currents will weaken over the coming decades due to climate change — but whether they have already slowed is hotly debated. Now, a new ...

Scientists have discovered that the weakening of a major Atlantic current could lead to extreme rainfall and severe storms in California.

The Trump administration plans to scale back a major deep-ocean monitoring network funded by the NSF. Scientists say the move ...

Using geochemical analyses of marine sediments, researchers have been able to quantitatively reconstruct the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over the past 12,000 years. An international ...