The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, or AMOC, is a giant system of ocean currents that shuttles warm surface ...

A new study gives alarming glimpse into the future, as some scientists warn these currents could be just decades from collapse.

Whales are the bees of the ocean. That’s a conclusion of new ... migrating along what’s been dubbed the “great whale conveyor belt.” “Humpback whales and gray whales make the longest ...

Whale urine helps move nutrients thousands of miles across the ocean in a “conveyer belt ... “We call it the ‘great whale conveyor belt,’” Joe Roman, a University of Vermont biologist ...

The marine giants’ urine serves a vital role in ecosystems by moving tons of nutrients across vast ocean distances ... “We call it the ‘great whale conveyor belt,’” Joe Roman, a ...