The Southern Ocean has quietly shielded the planet from even more extreme warming by soaking up vast amounts of heat, but new ...

When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean ...

A new review has revealed that the Southern Annular Mode (SAM), the Southern Hemisphere's most influential climate driver, is ...

Researchers found Antarctic melt only delays - never prevents - the AMOC’s long decline, with major impacts on weather, seas, ...

Melting polar ice is unleashing stronger, faster currents, reshaping heat flow, nutrient pathways, and microplastic movement ...

A team of scientists led by CU Boulder has identified 30 new areas critical for conserving biodiversity in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. In a study published Aug. 15 in the journal ...

The features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how they affect our climate. Biodiversity is also influenced by seafloor landforms. Accordingly, having as ...

An area of the remote Southern Ocean that's long confused ocean color satellites by reflecting large amounts of turquoise-colored light appears to be full of silica-rich diatoms, according to a new ...

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how they affect our climate.