The current helps to keep warm water at bay ... Establishing long-term studies in the Southern Ocean will be crucial for monitoring these changes accurately. With proactive and coordinated ...

Scientists are increasingly worried about a potential slowdown of the major Atlantic ocean current. Now we know it would ...

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

The Southern Ocean, which circles the globe without being blocked by land, is home to the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the longest of the world's ocean currents. Also known as the "channel ...

The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

In recent years, scientists have been tirelessly monitoring the ever-changing climate patterns affecting our planet. A new ...

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...

The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.

In the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean, there can be strong warm currents towards higher latitudes as the oceans are bounded by continents on each side. The Southern Ocean is different as there ...