The ocean is a vital part of our planet's climate system. Through its global circulation patterns, the ocean draws vast quantities of our planet's heat and carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Southern Ocean warming may have a greater impact than Arctic warming in some regions, particularly affecting tropical rainfall patterns, according to a study published in Nature Communications. These ...

People along the densely populated Pacific coasts are exposed to strongly fluctuating rainfall patterns: In East Asia, heavy ...

Oceans are at the forefront of many new climate-related projects, but the speed that these projects are being developed and ...

The Canadian lead author of a new study on the migration of humpback whales is sounding the alarm on how climate change could ...

A mysterious whale that has long puzzled scientists may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing beneath ...

A major ocean current in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre, is changing rapidly due to climate warming—and this could trigger a ...

Researchers reveal that Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest level on record this winter, signalling alarming trends in ...

Moreton Bay, on Australia’s eastern coast, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs are ...

The Southern Ocean plays a crucial role in regulating global climate by absorbing a significant portion of carbon dioxide and ...

Climate change is revealing oxygen levels in lakes are decreasing faster than experts expected due to warmer temperatures.

New research suggests continued global warming could put a major Arctic ocean current in serious trouble, and that the ...