An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is ...

A colossal ocean current encircling Antarctica—stronger than all the world’s rivers combined—played a far more complex role in shaping Earth’s climate than scientists once thought. New research shows ...

More bad news for the ocean current at the center of the fictional (and scientifically inaccurate) "Day After Tomorrow" ...

A key Atlantic current may collapse this century, potentially impacting temperatures, rainfall, droughts and sea level rise among Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Something strange is happening beneath the surface of the world's oceans, and scientists are paying close attention. Currents that have kept global temperatures relatively stable for thousands of ...

The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could alter weather and ecosystems throughout the world.

Ocean currents are changing, and our weather is listening. This clip hints at a hidden force beneath the waves that can reshape climate around the world. Stay curious as the map of tomorrow begins to ...

It may sound counterintuitive, but new research suggests that cleaning up air pollution could contribute to a weakening of ...

The collapse of a critical ocean current system—an event that would upend Earth’s climate and wreak havoc on the Americas, Europe, and Africa—has been the subject of heated scientific debate for more ...

Scientists have developed a new method to measure ocean surface currents over large areas in greater detail than ever before. Called GOFLOW (Geostationary Ocean Flow), the approach applies deep ...

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...