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?

Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.

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 ...

We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...

A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep ...

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

Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

Global warming is having an impact on Atlantic Ocean currents that could lead to significant shifts in weather patterns in ...

Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature ... and this should be enough to speed up the current. But observations to date indicate the strength of the current has remained relatively ...

Unlike better known ocean currents – such as the Gulf ... and this should be enough to speed up the current. But observations to date indicate the strength of the current has remained relatively ...