The Atlantic Ocean has long been treated as a permanent fixture on world maps, a blue expanse separating North America from ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean's powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Ocean currents that make up the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could start to ...

Dozens of scientists from 15 countries have warned that climate change is putting one of the earth’s most important ocean ...

With Hurricane Erin's potential impact on the East Coast by way of possible rip currents, it's important to know how to identify rough surf and stay safe in the water. According to AccuWeather ...

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

A subpolar gyre is a large-scale ocean current system located at high latitudes created by a persistent region of low atmospheric pressure. These gyres circulate water in a cyclonic direction – ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major oceanic current determining global climate that is showing signs of weakening. It transports warmer waters northwards in the Atlantic ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...