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

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

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(NEXSTAR) – Check your change: Newly-designed coins celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary) are entering circulation today. Last month, the U.S. Mint unveiled the ...

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What, exactly, is the plan for all the pennies? Many Americans—and many people who, though not American, enjoy watching from a safe distance as predictable fiascoes unfold in this theoretical ...

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an ocean current system that transports heat from the tropics to the North Atlantic, plays a vital role in regulating the global climate. Most ...

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Some of the rainiest places on Earth could see their annual precipitation nearly halved if climate change continues to alter the way ocean water moves around the globe. In a new CU Boulder-led study ...

Salt water in the oceans is not the same everywhere; There are water layers that have different salinities and temperatures. The phenomenon of thermohaline circulation – which results from the ...

The U.S. Treasury will stop minting pennies in early 2026 due to production costs exceeding face value. Pennies will remain legal tender and accepted for transactions, with some amounts rounded to the ...