Oceanography News
December 25, 2024
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Dec. 23, 2024 Climate change impacts not only life on land but also the largely unexplored deep-sea ecosystem, home to unique and largely unexplored fauna. Deep-sea animals, which have adapted to stable and ...
Dec. 20, 2024 Scientists have delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using data from ESA and NASA ice satellite missions. With global warming causing the Greenland Ice Sheet to ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study examines the correlation between fish yield and live coral habitats. Researchers analyzed the yields of nine fisheries dependent on Australia's Great Barrier Reef from 2016 to 2020. Results show that substantial losses could occur if the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than residents in more northerly locations like ...
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Dec. 18, 2024 Which microbes thrive below us in darkness -- in gold mines, in aquifers, in deep boreholes in the seafloor -- and how do they compare to the ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Researchers recently discovered that a virus, FloV-SA2, encodes one of the proteins needed to make ribosomes, the central engines in all cells that translate genetic information into proteins, the ...
Dec. 19, 2024 A new study about Earth's northernmost seafloor hydrothermal system shows even more variety in vent styles than previously thought. The study has important implications for understanding the origin ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Researchers analyzed radioisotopes in layers of fossilized volcanic ash. Decay of uranium to lead within tiny crystals enabled scientists to precisely pinpoint dates for certain events. They ...
Dec. 13, 2024 Glaciologists used sound waves to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results suggest that the landforms were produced about 1 million years ago, when an ...
Dec. 3, 2024 A research team has developed new approach to measure ocean memory and found that the North Atlantic Ocean has a memory of approximately one to two ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Colony surveys of common murres, an Alaskan seabird, show the full effects of the 2014-16 marine heat wave known as 'the blob.' Analysis of 13 ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Researchers have discovered a rare example of 'great fish parenting' with a common coral reef species found to actively protect their young by eating ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Some of the world's smallest animals and their tiny poops could aid in the fight against climate change. A study reports that clay dust sprayed on the surface of seawater converts free-floating ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Geoscientists have created a new climate record for early Antarctic ice ages. It reveals that the early Antarctic ice sheet melted more rapidly than previously ...
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Dec. 9, 2024 Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean's hadal zone seems uninhabitable, yet dozens of unique organisms call it home. Each species discovered there adds a crucial piece to the ...
Dec. 6, 2024 Researchers show that the all-time record low in winter sea ice extent in 2023 can be explained by warm Southern Ocean conditions and patterns in the winds that circled Antarctica months earlier, ...
Dec. 6, 2024 To mitigate climate change, human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced as quickly and drastically as possible. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be safely removed ...
Dec. 5, 2024 Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, heatwaves at sea -- 2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees above the preindustrial level, another ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a new ...
Dec. 3, 2024 New findings have revealed that changes in ocean density have a significant impact on the rate at which marine plankton incorporate carbon into their shells. This has profound implications for carbon ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Scientists demonstrate how a series of extreme weather events could lead to the Arctic's first ice-free day within just a few ...
Nov. 29, 2024 The melting of Greenland is accelerating, with an estimated loss of between 964 and 1735 gigatons of ice per year by 2100 in a scenario of high greenhouse gas emissions (SSP585), according to three ...
Nov. 28, 2024 Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to an international team of ...
Nov. 27, 2024 Researchers have quantified for the first time the global emissions of a sulfur gas produced by marine life, revealing it cools the climate more than previously thought, especially over the Southern ...
Nov. 26, 2024 Scientists around the world rely on ocean monitoring tools to measure the effects of climate change. Researchers advanced the technology available to measure carbon dioxide in the ...
Nov. 26, 2024 The cost of reversing the effects of climate change -- restoring melted polar sea ice, for example -- quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work. Much ...
Nov. 26, 2024 'Specialist' lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research ...
Nov. 26, 2024 Accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans that don't fit current climate models can now be explained by quantum ...
Nov. 22, 2024 In an era of dwindling glaciers, Southern Patagonia has managed to hold on to a surprising amount of its ice. But, a new study suggests that this protective effect might be pushed up against its ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Scientists have presented work examining the circumstances surrounding the whale deaths off the coast of New Jersey in the winter of 2022-23, which prompted concern that survey work in the area ...
Nov. 21, 2024 A new study shows that the oceans were less cold in the early 20th century (1900--1930) than previously thought. During this period the ocean appears too cold due to the way some measurements were ...
Nov. 21, 2024 A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales. ...
Nov. 21, 2024 A new study estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic ...
Nov. 20, 2024 The tropical coastlines of Southeast Asia are home to some of the most important and biodiverse marine ecosystems on the planet. But as well as being essential to communities along these coastlines, ...
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Record-Low Antarctic Sea Ice Can Be Explained and Forecast Months out by Patterns in Winds
- How Do Marine Food Webs Respond to Increasing Alkalinity?
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Ocean Density Identified as a Key Driver of Carbon Capture by Marine Plankton
- Countdown to an Ice-Free Arctic: New Research Warns of Accelerated Timelines
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- Enhancing Seaglider Technology to Measure Carbon Dioxide
- Delay and Pay: Climate Tipping Point Costs Quadruple After Waiting
- Under-Ice Species at Risk as Arctic Warms
- Quantum Mechanism Identified as a Key to Accelerating Ocean Temperatures
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Exploring the Impact of Offshore Wind on Whale Deaths
- Less Cold: Ocean Cold Period in the Early 20th Century Less Pronounced Than Previously Thought
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Climate-Driven Hazards Increases Risk for Millions of Coastal Residents, Study Finds
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Climate Change Threatens Key Ocean Plankton Groups
- The Blue-Green Sustainable Proteins of Seaweed May Soon Be on Your Plate
- Pioneering Research Shows Sea Life Will Struggle to Survive Future Global Warming
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- 'Drowning' Mangrove Forests in Maldives Signal Global Coastal Threat
- First Amber Find on the Antarctic Continent
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Measurements from 'lost' Seaglider Offer New Insights Into Antarctic Ice Melting
- Geologists Rewrite Textbooks With New Insights from the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
- Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Remote Control Eddies: Upwelled Nutrients Boost Productivity Around Hawaiian Islands
- Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global Weather Patterns
- Global Ocean Oscillations and Climate Change Affect Weather Patterns in the Serengeti
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Slowing Ocean Current Could Ease Arctic Warming -- A Little
- Sliver of Cool Surface Water Helps the Ocean Absorb More Carbon
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Paws of Polar Bears Sustaining Ice-Related Injuries in a Warming Arctic
- 'Drowning Continent': Western Australian Coastline's Complex History
Monday, October 21, 2024
- New Ice Core Data Provides Insight Into Climate 'tipping Points' During the Last Ice Age
- What Happened When a Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Hit Earth?
- Weather-Changing El Nino Oscillation Is at Least 250 Million Years Old
- Creating a Spatial Map of the Sea: New Research Visualizes How Fishing Communities Can Change Fishing Habits to Adapt to Climate Change
Friday, October 18, 2024
- American Lobster Population, Habitat Preferences Shifting, Study Finds
- Better Ocean Connectivity Boosts Reef Fish Populations
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
- Plastic Pollution Sounds Just Like Food to Deep-Diving Whales
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- One in Three Plants Call Islands Home: Many at Risk
- Marine Heatwaves Are Underreported in the Deep Ocean
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- A Compost in the Sea That Produces Oxygen
- Whale Shark Shipping Collisions May Increase as Oceans Warm
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Study Highlights Complex Ocean Conditions Facing World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine
- Ancient Sunken Seafloor Reveals Earth's Deep Secrets
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Ice Cores Show Pollution's Impact on Arctic Atmosphere
- Deep-Sea Discovery Shines Light on Life in the Twilight Zone
- Ancient Reef-Builders Dodged Extinction -- At Least Temporarily
- 'Invisible Forest' Of Algae Thrives as Ocean Warms
- Ice Age Clues Point to More Extreme Weather Patterns in Our Future
- Fossils from the Adriatic Sea Show a Recent and Worrying Reversal of Fortunes
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys
- Leading Scientists Redefine 'sustainability' To Save the Ocean and Feed a Hungry and Warming Planet
Friday, September 20, 2024
- Microplastics Found in Coral Skeletons
- Rapid Loss of Antarctic Ice After 2100 Likely Under Current Emissions
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Explaining Dramatic Planet-Wide Changes After World's Last 'Snowball Earth' Event
- Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Antarctic Krill Can Lock Away Similar Levels of Carbon as Seagrass and Mangroves
- 'Marine Identity' Can Help Restore the Ocean
Friday, September 13, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- New Discovery About Ice Layer Formation in Ice Sheets Can Improve Sea Level Rise Predictions
- Microbe Dietary Preferences Influence the Effectiveness of Carbon Sequestration in the Deep Ocean
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- With AI, Extreme Microbe Reveals How Life's Building Blocks Adapt to High Pressure
- New Research Sinks an Old Theory for the Doldrums, a Low-Wind Equatorial Region That Stranded Sailors for Centuries
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Study Shows How Oceans Are Key to Addressing Global Challenges
- Photosynthesis in Near Darkness
- A Better Understanding of Climate Change: Researchers Study Cloud Movement in the Arctic
Friday, August 30, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- How a Salt Giant Radically Reshaped Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity
- Land-Sea 'tag-Team' Devastated Ocean Life Millions of Years Ago Reveal Scientists
- Study Reveals Crucial Role of Mixing Atlantic and Arctic Waters in Global Ocean Circulation
- Measuring Microplastic Pollution in the Marine Food Chain
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Listen Up: New Insights Into Little Penguins' Sensitivity to Noise
- Rain or Shine? How Rainfall Impacts Size of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Cold Math, Hot Topic: Sea Ice Thermal Conductivity
- Researchers Reveal the Causes for Greenland's Abnormal Warming
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions About Extraterrestrial Life
- What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change