Research indicates that oceanic fire-ice, or frozen methane, is vulnerable to melting from climate change,…
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.
A new study quantifies how much microplastic is sent into the air from ocean spray.…
Scientists know very little about conditions in the ocean when life first evolved, but new…
The Study Highlights the Significance of Organic Sulfur Compounds in the Biogeochemical Cycle Geochemist Alexandra…
The 2022 Hunga eruption in Tonga highlighted the destructive potential of underwater volcanic flows, severing…
The Study Examines the Connection Between Salinity, Ocean Currents, and Climate Researchers from Dalhousie University…
GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics. The explosion of the underwater volcano…
Simulations showed that meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers accelerated sea-level rise by 15% by 2300,…
The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning…
Two decades of satellite measurements show that the sea surface is shading toward green. The…
The PACE spacecraft completed a vital month-long thermal test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center,…
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the…
Climate change is affecting the seasonal vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arctic, according to…
Coral reefs in Palau, Pacific Ocean, are showing increased thermal tolerance, potentially reducing future climate…
New Research Identifies the Composition and Origins of the Microplastics Microplastic particles can be found…
Just as tree rings chronicle past climates, isotopic patterns in coral track historical shifts in…
Important ocean currents that redistribute heat, cold, and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost…
Ocean animals withdraw from areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations. In 2020, Japan…