Together, surface and deepwater currents form the “global conveyor belt,” which circulates seawater over a 1,000-year journey ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate ...

It is often said that humanity has explored outer space more extensively than the depths of the oceans—but a team funded by NASA is working to change that ...

Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a system of currents that moves water, heat, and nutrients ...

Heat stress has impacted 84% of the world’s coral reefs as surging ocean temperatures continue to fuel the most severe global ...

The local ocean in California has experienced several marine heat waves since 2014, but the most significant periods of warming are as follows: Above: Sea surface temperature anomaly maps show ...

A new map of the seafloor of the ... is affecting the paths of major ocean currents and the way the ocean water mixes, which affects how it transports heat and then influences temperatures around ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's climate, moving heat from the tropics to the Northern Hemisphere.