MBARI’s first 4K footage of a barreleye fish offers a rare chance to study how…
Browsing: Oceanography
Oceanography is the scientific study of the oceans and seas, encompassing the physical, chemical, biological, and geological aspects of marine environments. It explores everything from ocean currents and climate interactions to deep-sea ecosystems and seafloor geology. Oceanographers investigate how oceans influence weather, regulate the Earth’s climate, and support a vast array of life. They also examine the impact of human activity on marine systems, from pollution to climate change. This page presents the latest findings in oceanographic research, revealing new insights into the dynamics and mysteries of our planet’s oceans.
Crushed shells helped young clams grow larger shells in laboratory tests, showing how a long-standing…
As today’s oceans lose oxygen, Alaskan rocks trace a similar decline that began millions of…
Despite decades of environmental change and population recovery, eastern Australian humpback whales appear to have…
Submerged ancient forest floors off Mozambique now shelter young reef fish, suggesting overlooked peat reefs…
Rapid warming could cause a major Atlantic Ocean current system to collapse, even at temperatures…
For centuries, climate changes in the Indian Ocean closely followed the Pacific, but that relationship…
Carbon released by the Industrial Revolution has left a chemical fingerprint nearly everywhere scientists looked…
Fierce naval battles in the North Sea during both world wars sent many ships to…
A rapid series of low-pressure systems can create weather conditions that make it difficult for…
Large-scale tidal observations challenge the textbook idea that two symmetric water bulges physically form on…
Scientists thought they knew what helped keep the Atlantic’s vast circulation system running, but evidence…
The first study of its kind shows that ecosystems experience far more cumulative heat than…
Whale sharks use a wider range of feeding strategies and depths than surface observations previously…
Researchers used sonar and underwater imaging systems to locate a mesophotic coral garden that scientists…
New research calls for aquatic deoxygenation to be recognized as a critical planetary process under…
More than a century after Ernest Shackleton last walked its deck, his final ship has…
Clams and snails rule today’s shores because their ancient ancestors survived a catastrophe that erased…