oceanography

While it is already understood that UV-filter compounds have toxic effects on marine organisms, scientists say more work is needed to understand the impact on coral reefs

Researchers use geological records of past sea levels to shed light on the ice sheets responsible for a rapid pulse of sea-level rise in Earth's recent past

Rutgers research shows stormwater could be important source of plastic pollution

Current models wrongly assume icebergs melt uniformly in warming oceans, which has implications for oceanographers and climate scientists

Research shows that turning to the oceans for food if land-based farming fails after a nuclear war is unlikely to be a successful strategy—at least in the equatorial Pacific

New study explores the long journey of litter to the seafloor 

New study finds that octopuses are adapting to higher ocean acid levels

Scientists use a realistic, high-resolution computer model to study the regional ocean circulation around the Galápagos Islands

Plants could act as a trap for plastics in coastal areas, according to recent research

New study reports the highest ocean temperatures since 1955 from surface level to a depth of 2,000 meters