From the deep ocean floor to vast underground caverns beneath our feet, these places challenge our understanding of the world.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an enormous loop of ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that carries warmer waters north and colder waters south, helping to regulate the ...

Ancient clam shells reveal Atlantic Ocean currents are becoming dangerously unstable, approaching critical climate tipping ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The North Atlantic subpolar gyre is a system of currents located to the south of Greenland. | ...

The Pacific Ocean is home to some of the deepest points on the planet. In fact, four of the top six deepest spots in the world can be found in the Pacific. The Pacific's basin is uniquely low, which ...

Quahog clams can live for more than 500 years and the layers of their shells can give an unbroken “annual record of ocean conditions,” according to a news release from the University of Exeter.

Called Redwing, the submersible will collect data to support ocean and climate research. It launched last Friday (10 October ...