The Indian Ocean is smaller than the two other major ocean basins, but its impact on the global climate is mighty, according ...

Oceans are experiencing sudden temperature changes due to climate change, affecting marine ecosystems and global fisheries.

PRINCETON — "This is so cool," Jorge Sarmiento said, twisting around in his chair to tap on a desktop computer until its screen was filled with blue circles, red arrows and green eddies marking a ...

In the summer of 2012, a series of punishing heat waves roasted a large portion of the U.S. with record-breaking temperatures that helped spawn one of the most widespread and costliest droughts to hit ...

Scientists have spotted something dramatically unusual in the ocean, and it could be a warning sign of things to come. Warm air dances with cold air; cold water chases warm water. It's all a part of a ...

As global temperatures rise, our oceans are heating up. Scientists recently found that warmer ocean temperatures are leading to stronger eddy currents — swirling currents that transport warm or cold ...

Scientists have found a rare warming pattern in the Pacific Ocean that could make the next El Niño much stronger.

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Most people pick a cruise based on the destination, the ship, or the price. The climate pattern embedded in that itinerary ...