Earth’s oceans weren’t always blue, scientists say
But while lifeless during that time, the planet was already covered by vast oceans dotted with hydrothermal vent systems that ...
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Could alien oceans be green: Earth’s past may hold the key to finding life elsewhere
Researchers have found that Earth’s first oceans may not have been blue at all like today. Instead, they may have gleamed in ...
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Marine life became strangely uniform after Earth’s worst mass extinction
After Earth's worst mass extinction, surviving ocean animals spread worldwide. Stanford's model shows why this happened.
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New NASA satellite mapped the oceans like never before
The ocean floor is a vast scope on our planet that remains largely unexplored. Although oceans cover 71% of Earth, we have ...
Shifts in subtropical North Atlantic Ocean expected over the next decade
A new study analyzed nearly four decades of deep ocean observations to reveal significant cooling and freshening of deep ...
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Ocean currents may soon clean up waste, thanks to space tech
Scientists use satellite data to find ocean zones where trash naturally gathers for easier, faster, and cleaner clean-up.
Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in ...
Melting ice, more rain drive Southern Ocean cooling
Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.
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Ocean dumping – or climate solution? An industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon
“It’s like the Wild West. Everybody is on the bandwagon, everybody wants to do something,” said Adina Paytan, who teaches earth and ocean science at the University of California, Santa Cru ...