a weakening of the strong ocean jet that surrounds Antarctica.' Using Australia's most powerful supercomputer, Dr Gayen and his colleagues modelled how this process would affect the ACC in a 'high ...

is the most powerful ocean current on Earth. As it flows around Antarctica, it connects the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and distributes nutrients around the world. In short, the ACC is a ...

The world’s oceans are changing in ways we can't ignore. New research suggests that Antarctic ice melt is slowing the ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is projected to weaken the world’s most powerful ocean current by 20 percent in the next quarter century, an international team of scientists concluded in ...

As global electricity use grows, the strain on traditional energy sources increases. Renewable options like wind and solar ...

A powerful earthquake was reported in the Pacific Ocean early Monday morning local time, with officials saying there is a ...

The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the planet’s most powerful ocean circulation system, could slow by 20 percent by 2050 due to melting Antarctic ice. Researchers suggest that the influx of ...