Oceans comprise about 96.5% of the water-covered surface (71%) of the Earth. Surprisingly, the salinity of these huge bodies ...

For over a century, scientists have noticed something unusual in the North Atlantic Ocean. While most oceans around the globe ...

A report from a European news wire agency on the reversal of an important ocean current has sparked alarm online.

For more than a century, a patch of cold water south of Greenland has resisted the Atlantic Ocean's overall warming, fueling debate among scientists. A new study identifies the cause as the long ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

Using over 100 years of temperature and salinity data, researchers showed that only models with a weakening AMOC could recreate the observed changes.

At this year's Living Planet Symposium, attendees heard how ESA's Next Generation Gravity Mission could provide the first ...

Researchers have finally answered a longstanding question about a giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, blaming a change in ocean currents for the unexpected cooling. The anomaly ...

Researchers have finally answered a longstanding question about a giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, blaming a change in ocean currents for the unexpected cooling. The anomaly, located ...

Earth's oceans have been warming at unprecedented rates, yet one mysterious blob of water, just south of Greenland, has ...