New Approach Opens Window into Life below the Seafloor
Scientists pioneer a method that could open new windows into our understanding of how life survives deep under the sea
oceanography
Crime Scene Tape Set to Revolutionize Microplastics Research
Forensic scientists have developed a new method to help monitor plastic pollution across the world
Scientists Use NASA Satellite Data to Track Ocean Microplastics from Space
The new technique relies on satellites that measure wind speed and ocean roughness
Study First to Reveal Origin of "Motion of the Ocean" in the Straits of Florida
Scientists identify mechanisms of instability responsible for the formation of sub-mesoscale eddies
Underwater Robot Offers New Insight into Mid-Ocean "Twilight Zone"
Mesobot greatly expands scientists' ability to observe creatures in their habitat with minimal disturbance
Ocean Circulation Helps Explain Uncertainties in Climate Change Predictions
The accuracy of climate models depends on how the ocean circulation of the North Atlantic is incorporated
Pine Island Glacier's Ice Shelf Is Ripping Apart, Speeding up Key Antarctic Glacier
The ice shelf on Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier lost about one-fifth of its area from 2017 to 2020
Projected Acidification of the Great Barrier Reef Could Be Offset by 10 Years
New research studies the impact of artificial ocean alkalinization on the acidity of the waters in the Great Barrier Reef
Some Eukaryotes Thriving With Climate Change
Research shows that two species of forams demonstrated great metabolic versatility to flourish in hypoxic and anoxic sediments where there is little or no dissolved oxygen
Ocean-Bottom Sediments Tell a Story about Ancient Greenland Summers
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution as the world warms again today