NASA spotted an almost perfectly round circle of clouds over the ocean
NASA spotted a circle of clouds over the Pacific Ocean, and the image is still breathtaking over 10 years later.
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Ocean's 'heart' is slowing down — and it will affect the entire planet's circulation
Melting Antarctic ice is slowing Earth's strongest ocean current, according to a new study. The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers ...
Could convection in the crust explain Venus's many volcanoes?
Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...
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Earth’s Strongest Ocean Current Is Failing—And the Consequences Could Be Catastrophic
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the strongest ocean current on Earth ... freshwater influx from melting ice is weakening the convection process that fuels the ACC. Their findings suggest ...
Voyage tracks some of the world's fiercest ocean currents in the Mozambique Channel
The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.
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Plate tectonics
are where tectonic plates pull apart due to convection currents in the mantle. Most constructive plate boundaries are found on ocean floors. Some of these undersea volcanoes become so large that ...
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The East Pacific Rise
This broad, 8,000-mile-long bulge in the crust of the earth differs in many ways from the rest of the ocean bottom. It may be the result of huge convection currents in the interior By Henry W. Menard ...