During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

Explore the strange and fascinating geography of the Indian Ocean, from unusual island chains and deep ocean trenches to ...

Rainforests are usually associated with the humid tropics, but they can appear far beyond the equator. Certain combinations of geography, ocean currents, and wind patterns create environments that ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...