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?

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

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

In recent years, scientists have been tirelessly monitoring the ever-changing climate patterns affecting our planet. A new ...

The Agulhas Current flows south along the western side of the Indian Ocean. When it reaches the southern tip of Africa, it sheds swirling vortices of water called Agulhas Rings. Sometimes ...

The rapidly circulating current acts as a barrier which prevents invasive species from crossing onto the continent, particularly drifting rafts of southern bull kelp which ride on ocean currents.

Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth's surface and hold enormous potential to generate clean electricity through ocean currents. Unlike wind or solar energy, ocean currents flow steadily and ...

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

The current helps to keep warm water at bay ... Establishing long-term studies in the Southern Ocean will be crucial for monitoring these changes accurately. With proactive and coordinated ...

The current helps to keep warm water at bay ... Establishing long-term studies in the Southern Ocean will be crucial for monitoring these changes accurately. With proactive and coordinated ...