Editor's note. The following is a reprised edition of Nature News, first published in July 2023. There is one animal present in our greater backyard that I urge everyone to try to see at least once in ...

Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine ...

The Atlantic coastline is home to some of the most striking lighthouses in the United States, each offering a blend of ...

A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents that influences weather across the world could collapse as soon as the late 2030s, scientists have suggested in a new study — a planetary-scale disaster that ...

As ocean currents slow, the amount of salt reaching the North Atlantic may decrease, making it harder for already-diluted surface waters to sink. "When you have a strong AMOC, it draws in salty water, ...

Scientists are trying to decipher what drove the recent dramatic cooling of the tropical Atlantic, but so far few clues have emerged. "We are still scratching our heads as to what's actually happening ...