Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the ...

Unlike better known ocean currents ... and this should be enough to speed up the current. ... Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor.

The researchers took note of current speed and direction when cyclones formed in the tropics. From that, they created maps of current speeds relative to the eyes of the storms for every year during ...

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

Scientists registered each found toy into the Ocean Surface Currents Simulation (OSCAR), a computer model that combines data ...

They are designed to follow the water circulation in the oceans so that they can constantly measure the speed and direction of ocean currents. They aren't blown around by the wind. They transmit ...

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.

Ocean currents respond to changes in temperature, salt levels, wind patterns and sea ice extent. ... Warm water is less dense (or heavy) and this should be enough to speed up the current.