The global climate crisis is causing a critical Atlantic Ocean current system to weaken much sooner than previously predicted, according to a study published on Thursday. If it stops, scientists say ...

A major Atlantic Ocean current system that helps regulate Earth’s climate has been slowing for nearly two decades across a wide stretch of ocean, according to new research—potentially reshaping ...

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 ...

For two decades, instruments bolted to the Atlantic seafloor have recorded the pulse of one of Earth’s most important ocean currents. Now, a peer-reviewed study published in April 2026 in Science ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) helps nourish aquatic ecosystems and is part of the reason Europe has ...

A dam in the Bering Strait could potentially help stabilize the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), according ...

Measurements by buoys at four latitudes in the western Atlantic provide the strongest evidence yet that the Atlantic ...

A key Atlantic current may collapse this century, potentially impacting temperatures, rainfall, droughts and sea level rise among Europe, Africa and the Americas.

The findings have particular significance for India, where hundreds of millions of people depend on the summer monsoon for ...

A new artificial intelligence-driven method for measuring ocean surface currents could improve how operators, researchers, ...