The Coriolis effect is also what gives us our global wind patterns. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) And in turn, the winds help give us our surface ocean currents, called gyres.

The Coriolis effect is also what gives us our global wind patterns. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) And in turn, the winds help give us our surface ocean currents, called gyres.

“Getting that to cross the equator, where the Coriolis force is essentially zero, is kind of impossible because it means you ...

The Earth’s rotation imparts a force on the movement of water in the ocean, deflecting the current to the right of the wind in the northern hemisphere and to the left of the wind in the southern ...

Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ...

Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.

Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.

In a warming world, the health of forests can change in surprising ways. A new analysis highlights how a weakening Atlantic ...

Ocean currents contain kinetic energy that can be converted to electrical power using turbines. This is similar to offshore wind farms, or wind turbines positioned in the ocean, that convert wind to ...

While scientists have long studied currents of large eddies, the smaller ones -- called submesoscale eddies -- are notoriously difficult to detect. These currents, which range from several ...