Humpback whales typically pass closer to shore on their northbound journey to avoid swimming directly against the ...

Researchers from Utrecht University have uncovered that a crucial connection between the Agulhas Leakage and Atlantic circulation did not function as anticipated millions of years ago. The team ...

Scientists at Utrecht University found that a key link between the Agulhas Leakage and Atlantic circulation did not behave as ...

Agulhas Leakage (visualized by white dots circumventing Southern Africa) entering the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Scientists thought they knew wh ...

Finley the loggerhead turtle on the day she was released. Photo: Screenshot/SAAMBR Facebook Loggerhead turtle Finley has completed an extraordinary full-circle journey, returning to the waters off ...

At the southern tip of the African continent where the Atlantic, Indian and Southern Oceans converge, is the Agulhas Current which forms giant whirlpools several hundred kilometers in diameter. This ...

Research from the University of Miami shows that intensifying ocean eddies are reshaping coastal climates by warming surface waters while cooling the deep sea By studying the Agulhas Current, ...

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The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the image below was “The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh. The tiny swirls off the coast of Africa are not only beautiful, but they also remind us of ...

Fresh water from melting Antarctic ice is diluting the ocean’s salt levels, potentially disrupting the vital Antarctic Circumpolar Current, with profound global consequences. Flowing clockwise around ...

South Africa’s icebreaker ship, the SA Agulhas II, returned to Cape Town on Monday after taking supplies and a relief crew to South Africa’s Antarctic base. The ship had first sailed to East London ...