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

Buoy measurements show the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which moderates Europe’s climate, is weakening at four different latitudes, the strongest evidence so far that this system of ...

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

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostationary Ocean Flow), the approach applies deep ...

For decades, the oceans have absorbed the heat of human-made climate change. Now, that stored energy may be returning with compound interest ...

Scientists are concerned that the Atlantic Ocean’s system of currents could be on the verge of collapse with potentially widespread consequences. A scientific paper, published last week in Science ...

Some newly published findings from an Idaho State University professor and his colleagues point out how changes to currents an ocean away can impact climates on the other side of the globe. The new ...

On the Thursday, April 23, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...