New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the ...

“They do eventually come to an end,” he says. Usually, that’s when really extreme changes occur. And when he looks at the ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

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

Re “Ocean dumping — or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon” (March 21): We have two ...

Submarines need to operate stealthily and quietly. In some areas, warming waters and changing salinity levels could make that ...

Climate models have predicted that the ocean surrounding Antarctica should be warming, but new research shows that it's ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

From shore, a pipe releases a mixture of water and magnesium oxide — a powdery white mineral used in everything from ...

A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans.

The Southern Ocean plays a crucial role in regulating global climate by absorbing a significant portion of carbon dioxide and ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...