How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play? Researchers from Bremen, Kiel and Edinburgh have pursued this question and ...

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

Salt water in the oceans is not the same everywhere; There are water layers that have different salinities and temperatures. The phenomenon of ...

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details ...

In recent years, scientists have raised alarms about the potential collapse of key ocean currents in the Atlantic, with ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals that the Southern Ocean is undergoing an unprecedented reversal in circulation. Read on to ...

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, ...

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

Sofía Barragán-Montilla, Heather J. H. Johnstone, Stefan Mulitza, Dharma A. Reyes Macaya, Babette A. A. Hoogakker, Heiko Pälike: Enhanced ventilation of Eastern North Atlantic Oxygen Minimum Zone with ...

Because salt water draws up heat from the deep ocean and makes it harder for sea ice to regrow - as well as bringing up ...

S omething’s stirring in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – and a strange “hole” of cold water in the ...