How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play?

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

A dramatic surge in octopus numbers along the South West coast of the UK is being linked to climate change. The lucrative ...

For whatever reason, many weather conspiracy theories have crawled out of the fringes and into mainstream discussions. Over ...

Swimming instruction in Norway takes place almost exclusively in calm and controlled indoor swimming pools. But most ...

Scientists spotted a massive, dark hole looking down at Antarctica from space in 2016 and again in 2017. This huge gap had opened up in the sea ice in the ...

A tropical weather pattern — drawing near-record amounts of moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico — has settled ...

Waters off North Carolina’s Outer Banks are known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic,” and the latest victim is sitting in the ...

One new study identifies a 17% increase in the destructive potential of the strongest nor’easters, while another bolsters ...

A team of researchers from Italy spent the summer of 2021–2022 gathering snow samples across this frozen stretch of ...

When it comes to Arctic apex predators, the polar bear is the first animal that typically comes to mind. It’s a top predator, ...