Most people associate waterfalls with famous landmarks like Niagara or Victoria Falls, but the largest one on Earth is hidden ...

Scientists have determined that slowing ocean currents are responsible for a cold spot south of Greenland. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this “cold blob” has been linked to weakening ocean currents that ...

As ongoing global warming causes spikes in ocean temperatures that lead to the melting of Arctic ice, scientists have uncovered an unforeseen consequence of this concerning phenomenon. Earth.com ...

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 – ...

How can open ocean currents generate energy? Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines ...

A strong cold front will move across central Florida overnight into early Tuesday, setting the stage for a sharp drop in ...

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present. When you ...

New research reveals how the speed of ocean currents and the shape of the seabed influence the amount of heat flowing underneath Antarctic ice shelves, contributing to melting. Scientists at the ...

Chris Mooney is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a CNN Climate contributor. He is currently a professor of practice in the Environmental Institute at the University of Virginia. Bathtubs and ...