Here's why it's important. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. A giant mass of seaweed threatens beach season in the U.S. Why is an ocean current critical to world weather ...

Once considered remote and pristine, the Arctic is now succumbing to a tide of plastic. In Norway, a monumental effort is underway to curb its spread.

This story appears in the December 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine ... goal for any maritime nation,” he said. But under current conditions it is like trying to lay railroad tracks ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Lapointe thinks climate change may be altering ocean currents, carrying sargassum to places it’s rarely been ...

This story appears in the November 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine ... It is a congruence of geography, ocean currents, temperature, and the vagaries of evolution.

"If I were speaking to all the leaders at Rio+20 I'd say this is not [a choice between] the ocean or ourselves," said marine ecologist Enric Sala, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence.

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Near-shore upwelling of cold Pacific Ocean currents provides nutrient-rich water, winter freezes and rock-scraping ...

This story appears in the November 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... 30 or more islands about 500 miles south of Tokyo. Ocean currents are key to the marine diversity, bathing ...

This story appears in the June 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... when changes in temperature, rainfall, and ocean currents force striking fluctuations in weather and food availability ...