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

The Ocean's Global Heat Distribution System One of the most important functions of the ocean is to move heat around the ...

As sea ice vanishes, polar ocean currents are stirring faster - reshaping heat, carbon, and nutrient flow across the Arctic and Antarctic.

All stories of Caribbean pirates and round-the-world sailing refer to the Sargasso Sea and the Doldrums, a windless, ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible ...

Perspective is everything, but these curious maps might give a whole new approach to the weird and wonderful world that we ...

Gillbert’s design is open source and can be downloaded for free. Student designs mind-blowing robot fish with incredible ...

Without warm currents from the South Atlantic, Iceland would be much icier and stormier. Now, those currents are at risk of collapse and the country is preparing for this “existential threat.” ...

Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that some coastal areas will become much more acidic than previously anticipated. With added atmospheric CO2, these areas are acidifying more ...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified stormlike ...