Scientists have uncovered strong evidence that a major Atlantic Ocean current system tied to global climate is weakening. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The global ocean circulation system. Maphoto / Riccardo Pravettoni via GRID-Arendal As warming weakens ocean circulation, the seas ...

Scientists say Antarctica’s sea ice system may have entered a dramatic new phase after decades of apparent stability, with ...

Several recent studies also suggest that Antarctic sea ice and ice shelves are becoming more unstable because of trapped ...

New research provides alarming evidence this ocean circulation is slowing and could be heading toward a shutdown, which would have catastrophic impacts on the planet’s weather and climate.

“Our finding that enhanced melting of Arctic sea-ice likely resulted in significant cooling in northern Europe in the earth’s past is alarming,” says Mohamed Ezat from the iC3 Polar Research Hub, lead ...

A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs. And the havoc it wrought was to the ...

There was nothing outwardly impressive about the clam sitting on the deck of the research vessel Bjarni Saemundsson. The dull, gray creature, dredged from the muddy bottom of the North Atlantic, was ...

For generations, the mild and temperate climate of northwestern Europe has been credited to one legendary force: the Gulf ...