Heriot-Watt scientists have discovered giant underwater mud waves buried deep below the Atlantic Ocean, 400 kilometers off ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

The Atlantic Ocean may have formed millions of years earlier than previously thought, igniting a period of climate change, scientists found.

Located 1 kilometer (0.62 miles) below today’s seabed, the wavy sediments were formed during the Equatorial Atlantic Gateway ...

The stinky sargassum is currently traveling across the Atlantic and Caribbean. It’s the largest amount ever recorded.

Now, researchers at the Heriot-Watt University have traced its formation event using 117-million-year-old “underwater mud ...

Before the event unfolded, tons of salt had built up in the South Atlantic ... past ocean circulation influenced climate is crucial for predicting future changes. Today’s ocean currents play ...

Scientists Discover 117-Million-Year-Old Underwater Sediment Waves, Show How the Atlantic Ocean Formed The Atlantic Ocean ...

If you have ever heard of the Sargasso Sea, raise your hand. How about sargassum seaweed? Never heard of either one, you ...

both locally and across the Atlantic. Ocean currents transport it closer to Florida as the spring progresses. It’s unclear when the sargassum might reach South Florida en masse. Once it does ...