New findings, published today in Royal Society Open Science, have revealed that changes in ocean density have a significant impact on the rate at which marine plankton incorporate carbon into their ...

Looking out across the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, I can see whales and seabirds diving in and out of the water as they feed on sea life in the lower levels of the food web. At the base of this ...

New study explains how winter sea ice and melting ice shelves control the formation of deep ocean water in Antarctica.

The global ocean has become more stratified and stable over the past few decades with global warming. This has major consequences for life in the ocean by reducing nutrients and oxygen, and it greatly ...

As we face the challenge of adding affordable housing in our coastal zone, we must prioritize developments that harmonize ...

• The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, Earth’s strongest ocean current, is projected to weaken by about 20% by 2050 due to ...

Earth, being 71% covered in water, is influenced by the ocean and its movements. In the Atlantic Ocean, a system of connected currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), ...

Matthew England receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Steve Rintoul receives funding from the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership. Kathy Gunn does not work for, consult, ...