Photo of the Day: Swirls of Sea Ice as Seen from Space

Photo of the Day: Swirls of Sea Ice as Seen from Space

The sea ice is riding on the East Sakhalin Current, NASA specialists say

Working Version of “Underwater Kite” Unveiled

Working Version of “Underwater Kite” Unveiled

The device, dubbed Deep Green, harvests energy from the movement of ocean currents

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 30th, 2012
Equatorial Islands May Escape Global Warming Effects

Equatorial Islands May Escape Global Warming Effects

An interplay of factors could mitigate these effects locally

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 26th, 2012
Antarctic Ice Loss Mostly Caused by Warm Currents

Antarctic Ice Loss Mostly Caused by Warm Currents

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 28th, 2012
Southern Ocean's Role in Driving Earth's Climate Revealed

Southern Ocean's Role in Driving Earth's Climate Revealed

Scientists never expected it to have such a vast influence

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 7th, 2008
Sunlight Influences Ocean Circulation

Sunlight Influences Ocean Circulation

Ice sheets have a more reduced influence

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 21st, 2008
Wind Speed, Key Component for Climate Change During Last Ice Age

Wind Speed, Key Component for Climate Change During Last Ice Age

Change in oceanic current circulation blamed on wind speed variations