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Oil in the ocean photooxides within hours to days, new study finds

This is the first model results to support the new paradigm of photooxidation that emerged from laboratory research.

Reseach: Sea-level rise drives wastewater leakage to coastal waters

To understand the connection between wastewater infrastructure, groundwater and the coastal ocean, the researchers used chemical tracers

New model more accurately predicts how massive glaciers melt

Mass ice loss from Greenland is the single largest contributor to sea level rise today, and Antarctica is projected to contribute significantly to sea level rise in the decades to come.

Biologists devise new way to assess carbon in the ocean

A new USC study puts ocean microbes in a new light with important implications for global warming.

Female resident orcas especially disturbed by vessels, new research shows

Female orcas are most thrown off from foraging when boats and vessels intrude closer than 400 yards, according to new research.

Ganges River: Combined flows send up to 3 billion microplastics a day into Bay of Bengal

The study represents the first investigation of microplastic abundance, characteristics and seasonal variation along the Ganges River

NOAA researchers and partners find new record-sized coral colony in American Samoa

NOAA-funded researchers have identified a new record size coral colony at Ta’u Island in American Samoa, even larger than the island’s Big Momma colony, one of the largest in the world.

The Messina Strait: the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide

Over the next thirty years, the volume of rubbish in the sea could surpass three billion metric tons, say scientists.

Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea

Underwater seagrass in coastal areas appear to trap bits of plastic in natural bundles of fibre known as "Neptune balls," researchers said.

UCLA researchers propose strategy that uses seawater to trap billions of tons annually

Could the ocean hold the key to reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Research: Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020

The researchers calculated the ocean temperatures and salinity of the oceans down to 2,000 meters

Scientists offer road map to improve environmental observations in the Indian Ocean

The scientists call for four major improvements to the current observing system

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