Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

A patch of the Atlantic Ocean just south of Greenland is cooling while much of the world warms. The origin of this "cold blob ...

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

In two recent studies, researchers suggest a weakening ocean current system is to blame for a persistent cold spot in the ...

The collapse of a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents could push parts of the world into a deep freeze, with winter temperatures plunging to around minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit in some cities, ...

Researchers have finally answered a longstanding question about a giant patch of cold water in the Atlantic Ocean, blaming a change in ocean currents for the unexpected cooling. The anomaly ...

Why the tropics have been unusually calm and what that means for hurricane season. Attention is now turning to the Atlantic Ocean, which has yet to produce a tropical storm since the season ...

Hurricane season forecast complication: The Atlantic has cooled Meteorologists are keeping a close watch on ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and have noted they aren't as hot they've been in ...