Where did the name “Atlantic Ocean” actually come from? The answer leads back to ancient Greek mythology, early maps, and centuries of exploration. Long before modern geography, this ocean was ...

Hurricane Gabrielle formed in the open Atlantic Ocean on Sunday, becoming the second hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season. Forecasters expect the classic peak-season storm to intensify into a major ...

A new study has concluded that the collapse of a "prominent and powerful" ocean current would have serious impacts on Europe. This marks the first time researchers have tested multiple climate ...

Sørvágsvatn, the largest lake in the Faroe Islands, which is also known as Leitisvatn, lies above the Atlantic Ocean and is ...

During the last ice age, the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover ...

A broad area of low pressure over the Atlantic Ocean could become the next named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season over the next couple of days. The tropical wave, labeled as Invest 95L ...

The retreat of ice in the Barents Sea could be strengthening a key ocean current that regulates global climate.