A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low ...

Dangerous climate tipping points will threaten food, water and coastlines. They’re irreversible and only radically ...

A study published in Nature Climate Change by an international team of scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) regulates the large-scale circulation of the Atlantic Ocean and influences the global climate, but a recent report from researchers at Utrecht ...

Ocean currents driven by wind, water density, tides, ocean floor features, or the Coriolis effect, have an important role on climate regulation and marine ecology. In turn, increasing water surface ...

For centuries, scientists have known that oceans move and swirl, shifting water across the planet. But recent breakthroughs are revealing that some of the smallest currents are surprisingly powerful ...

"All weather and climate are regulated by the ocean. This mission will give us another tool we need to achieve real understanding." - Rutgers U.

A warming climate doesn't just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For many years, Earth's ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use ...

A new species of Portuguese man o' war has been discovered floating in the waters of northeast Japan. Spotted by a ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

The Southern Ocean can release stored heat during cooling, creating short-term warming. This discovery shows climate recovery ...