During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty ...

The ocean surrounding Japan is changing at a rate that baffles experts, with consequences affecting local fishing and culture ...

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is ...

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

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 conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

(CNN) — Flooding on the US Northeast coast has risen significantly as a critical network of Atlantic Ocean currents weakens, according to a new study — an alarming glimpse into the future as some ...

Oceanographers have been able to document the movement of ocean waters to indicate things like currents, weather, and more.

(CNN) — Iceland’s relatively mild climate is shaped by a crucial network of currents that winds its away around the Atlantic Ocean transporting heat northward — without it, the island would be much ...

A surprising technique has helped scientists observe how Earth’s oceans are changing, and it’s not using specialized robots or artificial intelligence. It’s tagging seals. Several species of seals ...

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 ...