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 ...

The Arctic, the oceans, and the world's forests all delivered powerful wake-up calls last year. The question is: are we ...

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 two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a large ...

Thermohaline circulation refers to the global system of ocean currents driven by variations in water density, itself controlled by temperature (thermo) and salinity (haline). This “global conveyor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two ...

Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse ...

After weeks of delays, NASA is finally launched a historic flight Wednesday to send a crew of four astronauts on a trailblazing nine-day trip around the moon and back. The Artemis II mission — with ...

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published in Nature Climate ...

Researcher Léon Chafik aboard an oceanographic expedition at the Greenland–Scotland Ridge, with a CTD rosette in the background used to measure temperature, salinity, and other water properties ...