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

Han’s team estimates that the area covered by salty seawater in this Southern Indian Ocean region has shrunk by about 30% over the past 60 years. They describe it as the fastest freshening seen ...

One of the ocean's saltiest regions has become 30 per cent less salty - sparking fears the Gulf Stream could be inching closer to a catastrophic collapse.

The southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to ...

A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive performance improves in response to exercise, has found that dopamine plays a key role. A study exploring the mechanisms behind why cognitive ...

A look at what we know and don't yet know about how climate change could affect the paths of these storms — and the all-important question of how often they'll make landfall.

The roots of Russia's invasion of Ukraine go back decades and run deep. The current conflict is more than one country fighting to take over another; it is — in the words of one U.S. official — a shift ...

It stretches nearly 480 kilometres in width. Scientists estimate that millions of cubic metres of water fall downward every second. Its flow rate is several times greater than that of the largest ...