Here's why it's important. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. Why is an ocean current critical to world weather ...

A current system in the Atlantic Ocean that's crucial for regulating the world's weather and ecosystems might be more stable ...

Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...

Oceans hold onto this heat for longer than the land does and ocean currents move this heat around. In total, ocean currents transfer about 25 per cent of the global heat budget. Ocean currents are ...

A team of researchers reconstructed a critical ocean current system — called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... 30 or more islands about 500 miles south of Tokyo. Ocean currents are key to the marine diversity, bathing ...

The nearest ocean to the UK is the Atlantic Ocean. It stretches from Europe to North and South America, and is the second largest of the five oceans. The water in the oceans is constantly moving ...

This emerging ocean will have effects beyond geography. The new body of water could alter global ocean currents, influencing weather patterns and climate systems worldwide. The gradual yet ...

Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915 ... the ACC transports more water than any other ocean current. It pulls in waters from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, helping ...