How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans ...

This causes the hottest layer to accelerate its speed, a situation that would occur in three quarters of the world's oceans. As the speed of the surface ocean currents (known as turns) rise ...

Australia's sea surface temperatures were the warmest on record last year, according to a snapshot of the nation's climate which underscores the ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all ... from Arctic ...

Habitat compression may cause species moving towards the surface to be at higher risk for predation or fisheries capture. Most animals face multiple stressors, and may additionally be affected by ...