Increased meltwater and rain help explain why Southern Ocean cooling has defied predictions
Global climate models predict that the ocean around Antarctica should be warming, but in reality, those waters have cooled ...
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 ...
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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New NASA satellite mapped the oceans like never before
Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...
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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.
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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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Ocean eddies -- the food trucks of the sea
How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...
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Singapore has installed an art gallery deep in the ocean
Singapore installs the world’s deepest art gallery 7,000 meters below sea level, blending science and culture near the ...
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 ...
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Earth’s Longest Volcanic Ridge May Be an Underwater Moving Hotspot
Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...
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Exploring the Arctic Ocean
UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou is pictured on the right using a shovel to remove snow that covers the sea ice during a ...