A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

A system of Atlantic Ocean currents crucial for regulating the world's weather and ecosystems might be more resilient against climate change than previously thought, a new study found. Researchers ...

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

Farming in the UK would become more difficult if climate change wreaks havoc on ocean currents. (PA) The UK could face dramatically colder temperatures as climate change wreaks havoc on ocean currents ...

In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.

In Florida, Questions Surround the State’s Attempt to Expand Its Role in Everglades Restoration With Waters Rising, Pennsylvania’s Historical Treasures Must ‘Adapt or Collapse’ A Troubled Hog Farm in ...

Tim Kalvelage is a freelance journalist in Bremen, Germany. His reporting was supported by the FRONTIERS journalism programme, which is funded by the European Research Council. The council, which also ...

Global sea surface temperatures are currently the fourth highest ever recorded for this time of year, raising renewed ...

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 ...

RASCOE: And while most of us like to sit by the ocean, NPR's Short Wave podcast is diving in, with this story from producer Hannah Chinn on how the ocean and the atmosphere affect each other.