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Coral Reefs Can’t Return from Acid Trip

May 30, 2019

The study results validate previous research on ocean acidification threats to coral reefs

Radioactive Carbon from Nuclear Bomb Tests Found in Deep Ocean Trenches

May 9, 2019

A new study finds the first evidence of radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests in muscle tissues of crustaceans that...

Tapping Freshwater under the Ocean Has Consequences

May 6, 2019

A study examines the dangers of depleting freshwater resources beneath the world's oceans

Arsenic-Breathing Life Discovered in the Tropical Pacific Ocean

May 2, 2019

Researchers analyzed seawater samples from a region below the surface where oxygen is almost absent, forcing life to seek oth...

Underwater Forests a Treasure Trove of New Drugs

April 9, 2019

Scientists recover dozens of antimicrobial and anticancer compounds from seaweed

Cleaning Up Oil Using Magnets

April 2, 2019

Iron oxide particles are very attractive to hydrocarbons

Fish Diversity Linked to Caribbean Coral Reef Health

March 7, 2019

The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that d...

Sea Snakes That Can’t Drink Seawater

February 11, 2019

Surrounded by salty water, sea snakes sometimes live a thirsty existence

Study: Much of the Surface Ocean Will Shift in Color by End of 21st Century

February 4, 2019

Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans...

Upper-Ocean Warming Is Changing the Global Wave Climate, Making Waves Stronger

January 14, 2019

The energy in ocean waves has been increasing as a consequence of climate change

How Dangerous is Microplastic?

January 11, 2019

According to current definitions, microplastic is any piece of plastic measuring five millimeters in size down to one microme...

The Long Memory of the Pacific Ocean

January 7, 2019

Historical cooling periods are still playing out in the deep Pacific

Groups of Pilot Whales Have Their Own Dialects

January 1, 2019

This could be especially important for understanding the species, since relatively little is known about their social behavio...

Marine Debris Study Counts Trash from Texas to Florida

December 31, 2018

From February 2015 to August of 2017, researchers kept tabs on marine debris that washed up on the shoreline at 12 different ...

Warning over Deep-Sea 'Gold Rush'

December 18, 2018

A "gold rush" of seabed mining could lead to unprecedented damage to fragile deep-sea ecosystems

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