Tag: ocean

News
National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as Earth's 5th ocean

National Geographic recognizes Southern Ocean as Earth's...

Nat Geo cartographers say the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters...

Research
Study: Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected

Study: Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected

Sea ice in the coastal regions of the Arctic may be thinning up to twice as fast...

Ecology
NASA's S-MODE takes to the air and sea to study ocean eddies

NASA's S-MODE takes to the air and sea to study ocean eddies

After being delayed over a year due to the pandemic, a NASA field campaign to study...

Ecology
USGS scientists explore how hurricanes gain strength

USGS scientists explore how hurricanes gain strength

The underwater instrument package that collected the high-resolution ocean observations...

Ecology
Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in the deep sea revealed

Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in...

The data for the current study was mostly collected on expeditions with the research...

Ecology
Antarctic ice shelf risks collapse due to warm mountain winds

Antarctic ice shelf risks collapse due to warm mountain...

Antarctica's fourth largest ice shelf risks collapse due to mountain winds, according...

Ecology
Intervention 'could buy 20 years' for declining Great Barrier Reef, scientists said

Intervention 'could buy 20 years' for declining Great Barrier...

Using experimental "cloud brightening" technology and introducing heat-tolerant...

Ecology
Microplastics are affecting melt rates of snow and ice

Microplastics are affecting melt rates of snow and ice

As a result of this melting, the planet's bright, reflective surfaces decrease in...

Ecology
Large-scale coral restoration begins in Florida Keys sanctuary

Large-scale coral restoration begins in Florida Keys sanctuary

NOAA and partners outplanting more than 60,000 corals

Fishing sector
Study of US tuna fisheries explores nexus of climate change, sustainable seafood

Study of US tuna fisheries explores nexus of climate change,...

In particular, the study examined how the carbon footprint of tuna was affected...

Ecology
Study: Human activities sound an alarm for sea life

Study: Human activities sound an alarm for sea life

Humans have altered the ocean soundscape by drowning out natural noises relied upon...

Ecology
Study: Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought

Study: Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation...

Most marine protected areas only protect shallow reefs, which means that hidden...

Ecology
'Natural seismometers' confirmed on sea floor

'Natural seismometers' confirmed on sea floor

Evidence from underwater landslides during New Zealand's 2016 Kaikōura earthquake...

Passenger Fleet
Crystal Cruises launches new close-to-home Bahamas escapes from Nassau and Bimini

Crystal Cruises launches new close-to-home Bahamas escapes...

In partnership with The Bahamas, Crystal Cruises seeks to reinvigorate tourism in...

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

Oil in the ocean photooxides within hours to days, new...

This is the first model results to support the new paradigm of photooxidation that...

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

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

To understand the connection between wastewater infrastructure, groundwater and...

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