New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

A huge stretch of the Southern Indian Ocean is rapidly losing its salt, and scientists warn this subtle shift could quietly disrupt global ocean currents and marine life in unexpected ways.

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

The Atlantic Ocean's 'conveyer belt' might be slowing down - and scientists are rushing to figure out why.

Scientists have mapped over 300 hidden submarine canyons beneath Antarctica, revealing ocean pathways that may speed up ice melt and alter climate forecasts. This research could reshape predictions of ...

Scientists are again examining the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the vast ocean system that ...

Scientists have expressed growing concern over a major Atlantic current that could collapse and send northern Europe into the next Ice Age. View on euronews ...

Yesterday, an international team of researchers from various disciplines set off aboard the German research vessel METEOR for an expedition along the west coast of Africa, led by the GEOMAR Helmholtz ...