Oceanography News
April 24, 2024
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Apr. 22, 2024 New research has uncovered a feedback loop that may be accelerating the melting of the floating portions of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, pushing up global sea levels. The study sheds new light on the mechanisms driving the melting of ice shelves ...
Apr. 18, 2024 Animal and plant populations have been extensively studied, which has helped to understand ecosystem processes and evolutionary adaptations. However, this has not been the case with microbial ...
Apr. 19, 2024 Analysis of mooring observations and hydrographic data suggest the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation deep water limb in the North Atlantic has weakened. Two decades of continual ...
Apr. 18, 2024 Land subsidence is overlooked as a hazard in cities, according to new research. Scientists used satellite data that accurately and consistently maps land movement across ...
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Apr. 17, 2024 A detailed reconstruction of climate during the most recent ice age, when a large swath of North America was covered in ice, provides information on ...
Apr. 16, 2024 A new study shows that ocean acidification is changing the mix of microbes in coral reef systems, which can be used to assess ecosystem ...
Apr. 16, 2024 A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate in the North Pacific Ocean and their ...
Apr. 16, 2024 Tagging marine animals with sensors to track their movements and ocean conditions can provide important environmental and behavioral information. ...
Apr. 16, 2024 High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research ...
Apr. 15, 2024 As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the ground surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A recent study ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Oceanographers have shown for the first time the important role of the 'mixing down' of oxygen in maintaining healthy conditions in the deep ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large whale species worldwide, the North Atlantic right whale, using new data to help avoid right whales' harmful exposure to ...
Apr. 11, 2024 Meandering ocean currents play an important role in the melting of Antarctic ice shelves, threatening a significant rise in sea ...
Apr. 10, 2024 A study has analyzed the impact of the rise in sea surface temperature on macroalgae communities over the last four decades. Points at various depths ...
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Apr. 19, 2024 The Atlantic surfclam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Microplastic particles can be found in the most remote ocean regions on earth. In Antarctica, pollution levels are even higher than previously ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. The big gain of the new method is that more details become known about effects of ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Common 'hard' coastal defenses, like concrete sea walls, might struggle to keep up with increasing climate risks. A new study shows that combining them with nature-based solutions could, in ...
Apr. 5, 2024 A new study reveals that PFAS re-emit into the air from crashing ocean waves at levels comparable to or greater than other sources, establishing a cyclical transport process for these 'forever ...
Apr. 4, 2024 New science has taken a deep dive into plastic waste, providing the first estimate of how much ends up on the sea ...
Apr. 4, 2024 Researchers have shown that levels of anisakid worms -- a common marine parasite -- rose in two salmon species in the Gulf of Alaska and Bristol Bay over a 42-year period. The team discovered this by ...
Apr. 4, 2024 Many marine protected areas are falling short of their most basic purpose: to rebuild struggling fish populations. In a new study, scientists looked at the age breakdown of reef fish in marine ...
Apr. 3, 2024 A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has ...
Apr. 2, 2024 An international team of scientists published a study emphasizing the urgent need to align political will, economic resources, and societal values to ensure a more sustainable and equitable world. ...
Mar. 29, 2024 Ocean-atmosphere coupling, the exchange in energy between the ocean and atmosphere, influences teleconnection patterns, the climate effects across vast geographical areas. However, its impact outside ...
Mar. 27, 2024 The Antarctic Circumpolar Current plays an important part in global overturning circulation, the exchange of heat and CO2 between the ocean and atmosphere, and the stability of Antarctica's ice ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Engineers designed an 'architected' reef that can mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while providing pockets for marine life. The sustainable and cost-saving structure could ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Coastal seas form a complex transition zone between the two largest CO2 sinks in the global carbon cycle: land and ocean. Ocean researchers have now succeeded for the first time in investigating the ...
Mar. 22, 2024 Ground-based measuring devices and aircraft radar operated in the far northeast of Greenland show how much ice the 79 N-Glacier is losing. According to recent measurements, the thickness of the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Claims that climate change is natural are inconsistent with new oceanic temperature ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Oceans are subject to continuous change, mostly over extremely vast periods of time running into millions of years. Researchers have now used computer simulations to demonstrate that a subduction ...
Mar. 19, 2024 When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. If marine animals ingest these particles, their health can be severely affected. Large accumulations ...
Mar. 18, 2024 A new report uncovers how hydrogen gas, the energy of the future, provided energy in the past, at the origin of life 4 billion years ago. Hydrogen gas is clean fuel. It burns with oxygen in the air ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Everything is everywhere -- under certain conditions microbial communities can grow and thrive, even in places that are seemingly uninhabitable. This is the case at inactive hydrothermal vents on the ...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Tiny Plastic Particles Are Found Everywhere
- Impact of Climate Change on Marine Life Much Bigger Than Previously Known
- A Natural Touch for Coastal Defense
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Ocean Floor a 'reservoir' Of Plastic Pollution
- What Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal About Marine Food Webs
- Adult Fish Struggle to Bounce Back in Marine Protected Areas
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Friday, March 29, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Evolution of the Most Powerful Ocean Current on Earth
- Artificial Reef Designed by MIT Engineers Could Protect Marine Life, Reduce Storm Damage
Monday, March 25, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- From the Mediterranean Into the Atlantic: The Gibraltar Arc Is Migrating to the West
- There Are Large Accumulations of Plastics in the Ocean, Even Outside So-Called Garbage Patch
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Even Inactive Smokers Are Densely Colonized by Microbial Communities
- Shark-Bitten Orcas in the Northeastern Pacific Could Be a New Population of Killer Whale
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Extensive Leatherback Turtle Activity Along U.S. Coastline
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- With Discovery of Roundworms, Great Salt Lake's Imperiled Ecosystem Gets More Interesting
- Marine Heat Waves Disrupt the Ocean Food Web in the Northeast Pacific Ocean
- Researchers Develop a New Control Method That Optimizes Autonomous Ship Navigation
- Grounding Zone Discovery Explains Accelerated Melting Under Greenland's Glaciers
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Mars Attracts: How Earth's Interactions With the Red Planet Drive Deep-Sea Circulation
- A Coral Superhighway in the Indian Ocean
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Study Explores Impacts of Arctic Warming on Daily Weather Patterns in the U.S.
- Halloween Toy Among Plastics Swallowed by Sea Turtles
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Microbes Impact Coral Bleaching Susceptibility
- Understanding Wind and Water at the Equator Key to More Accurate Future Climate Projections
- Herbivores, Displaced by Ocean Warming, Threaten Subtropical Seagrass Meadows
- New Deep-Sea Worm Discovered at Methane Seep Off Costa Rica
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- After Decades of Arctic Sea Ice Getting Faster and More Hazardous for Transport, Models Suggest a Dramatic Reversal Is Coming
- We Know the Arctic Is Warming -- What Will Changing River Flows Do to Its Environment?
- Arctic Could Become 'ice-Free' Within a Decade
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Less Ice in the Arctic Ocean Has Complex Effects on Marine Ecosystems and Ocean Productivity
- Antarctica's Coasts Are Becoming Less Icy
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Emergency Atmospheric Geoengineering Wouldn't Save the Oceans
- Researchers Are First to See at-Risk Bat Flying Over Open Ocean
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- 80 Mph Speed Record for Glacier Fracture Helps Reveal the Physics of Ice Sheet Collapse
- Climate Change Threatens Thousands of Archaeological Sites in Coastal Georgia
- Climate Change Shrinking Fish
Monday, February 26, 2024
Friday, February 23, 2024
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Stronger Storms Free More Nutrients from Mud Flats
- Biggest Holocene Volcano Eruption Found by Seabed Survey
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Decline in Microbial Genetic Richness in the Western Arctic Ocean
- Gulf Corals Still Suffering More Than a Decade After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Scientists Report
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Monday, February 19, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Anoxic Marine Basins Are Among the Best Candidates for Deep-Sea Carbon Sequestration
- Beyond Peak Season: Bacteria in the Arctic Seabed Are Active All Year Round
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Searching for Clues in the History Book of the Ocean
- Early-Stage Subduction Invasion
- New 'time Travel' Study Reveals Future Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Marshes
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Monday, February 12, 2024
- Researchers Studying Ocean Transform Faults, Describe a Previously Unknown Part of the Geological Carbon Cycle
- When the Global Climate Has the Hiccups
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Small but Mighty -- Study Highlights the Abundance and Importance of the Ocean's Tiniest Inhabitants
- Study Challenges the Classical View of the Origin of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and Warns of Its Vulnerability
- Vitamin B12 Adaptability in Antarctic Algae Has Implications for Climate Change, Life in the Southern Ocean
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Tidal Landscapes a Greater Carbon Sink Than Previously Thought
- Engineers Unmask Nanoplastics in Oceans for the First Time, Revealing Their True Shapes and Chemistry
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
- Unprecedented Ocean Heating Shows Risks of a World 3°C Warmer
- As Sea Otters Recolonize California Estuary, They Restore Its Degraded Geology
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
- Geoengineering May Slow Greenland Ice Sheet Loss
- New Research Shows How Pollutants from Aerosols and River Run-Off Are Changing the Marine Phosphorus Cycle in Coastal Seas
- Some Plastic Straws Degrade Quicker Than Others
Friday, January 26, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Microplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Endangered Galápagos Penguins' Food Web
- Self-Powered Movable Seawall for Tsunami Protection and Emergency Power Generation
- Global Warming Has a Bigger Effect on Compact, Fast-Moving Typhoons
- New Tool Predicts Flood Risk from Hurricanes in a Warming Climate
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Sea Otters Helped Prevent Widespread California Kelp Forest Declines Over the Past Century
- Researchers Pump Brakes on 'blue Acceleration' Harming the World Ocean
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Monday, January 15, 2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Focus on Biological Processes Does Not Capture the Whole Picture
- PFAS Flow Equally Between Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Friday, January 5, 2024
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Thursday, December 21, 2023
- Millions of Mysterious Pits in the Ocean Decoded
- Scientists Uncover Link Between the Ocean's Weather and Global Climate