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

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that ...

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

The Mozambique Channel, between Mozambique and Madagascar, is home to some of the most turbulent waters in the ocean.

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

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators ...

Freshwater is less dense than saltwater, interrupting the natural sinking of the denser water that helps to power ocean currents. Also driven by temperature and wind, ocean currents help to ...

The world’s strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published yesterday that warned of “severe” climate consequences.

at CAOS, Indian Institute of Science. Flowing clockwise around Antarctica, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the strongest ocean current on the planet. It’s five times stronger than the Gulf ...

After sifting through ocean current data dating back three decades, researchers at the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have ...

Strong ocean currents are located near the sea surface where the total water depth typically ranges from 250 meters to more than 3,000 meters," said James H. VanZwieten Jr., Ph.D., co-author and ...