The ocean is essentially our planet's climate control system, a massive engine that never stops working. For thousands of ...

Discover what exactly will happen to our planet if it continues to warm at such unprecedented levels – from ice sheets ...

No, the Gulf Steam is not coming to a stop, but major changes are taking place in the world’s oceans, according to the author of a recent Cornell study. Prof. Charles Greene, earth and atmospheric ...

A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are at ...

LONDON (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - Parts of the world could face a deep freeze if a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents collapses, according to a new study. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning ...

Kolkata: The severity of the rainfall in Kolkata on Sept 23 was not just a quirk of the monsoon — it was supercharged by ...

We all depend on the oceans. They regulate climate over long timescales and affect weather on land. They also host vast ecosystems, provide nutrition for billions, and support livelihoods and cultures ...

New research from an international group looking at ancient sediment cores in the North Atlantic has for the first time shown a strong correlation between sediment changes and a marked period of ...

A recent study has made microscopic fossils messengers from a warmer world, showing that the tropical Pacific Ocean could be much more stable—and robust—than previously thought. Analyzing nitrogen ...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping ...