GOES-East satellite observations and machine learning have, for the first time, connected this observed structure to the much more difficult problem of observing ocean currents. Credit: Luc ...

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

Stratham’s 603 Explorer is headed for the Atlantic, and students are ready to watch wherever the currents take it.

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Mother Ocean Day is Saturday, May 9, so here’s a few facts about our waters.

The potential collapse of a key Atlantic ocean current − due to human-caused climate change − is in the news again. You'd be hard-pressed to come up with a scarier scenario than what's going on now ...

From the Gulf Stream’s climate-shaping power to hands-on experiments with homemade boats and currents, ocean science offers endless ways to spark curiosity. Homeschool and classroom resources now ...

Scientists say winds and currents will decide where seaweed piles up as a record Atlantic bloom drifts near Florida beaches.

Scientists are concerned that the Atlantic Ocean’s system of currents could be on the verge of collapse with potentially widespread consequences. A scientific paper, published last week in Science ...

New research reveals a powerful yet overlooked driver of climate change: intensifying ocean eddies. These swirling currents—that break off from major currents—are redistributing heat and nutrients in ...