The Earth has reached its first climate tipping point, signalling a bleak new reality for the planet that scientists had once ...

A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture. The ninth annual Copernicus Ocean State Report finds ...

The world is also rapidly approaching further tipping points as it nears the milestone of 1.5C warming above pre-industrial ...

According to mission co-lead Scott Glenn, the experiment marks a “historic moment for ocean science. We’re deploying a robot ...

Something may be stirring in the world’s largest oceanic current. New research suggests that this vast conveyor belt of cold ...

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ...

The dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs means the planet has now reached its first tipping point from human-caused ...

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 ...

An autonomous underwater glider, Redwing, launched on a five-year mission to circle the planet, gathering data to improve ocean awareness.

A series of ocean currents in the Atlantic drive heat northward and control much of the world’s weather. Scientists believe the current — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or ...

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Investments supported by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are transforming our knowledge of the Loop Current, the dominant physical ...