During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth, is rapidly weakening due to the accelerating melt of Antarctica’s ice sheet. According to a new study published in ...

Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems. Can we stop it weakening by 2050?

Stanford researchers discovered that increased meltwater and rainfall account for 60% of the decades-long gap between ...

Scientists are increasingly worried about a potential slowdown of the major Atlantic ocean current. Now we know it would ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation likely won't completely collapse with global warming, but any weakening could ...

The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...

Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties.

Scientists have warned that Earth's strongest ocean current is slowing down due to climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) transports ...