Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or accurately predict fluctuations in temperature, salinity, and other properties. As ...

The Agulhas Current flows south along the western side of the Indian Ocean. When it reaches the southern tip of Africa, it sheds swirling vortices of water called Agulhas Rings. Sometimes ...

So the water that swirls around this rock pool has travelled thousands of miles across the globe and so have some of the creatures in it. When ocean currents flow around the planet, they move warm ...

An environmental lawyer who wrote an amicus brief in San Francisco v. EPA believes a criticized ruling actually means tougher ...

That water collects in an upstream tank and the overflow goes to a downstream tank. From there, the water flows through a 1-km tunnel before reaching the ocean.

Melting Antarctic ice could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by 20% by 2050, disrupting climate, rising sea levels, and harming marine ecosystems.