Sea-level rise and waves could boost coastal flooding risk 50-fold by 2100, with tropical regions…
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.
The accuracy of climate predictions depends crucially on how the ocean circulation of the North…
Methane-eating microbes help regulate Earth’s temperatures with remarkably high metabolic rates within seafloor carbonate rocks.…
Climate change threatens krill with major decline, but nature’s fluctuations may mask the danger until…
New research shows that global warming will modestly reduce low marine cloud cover, amplifying warming…
Pine Island’s glacier is speeding up as its ice shelf collapses from within, potentially accelerating…
Global experts identify key options for solutions; First-ever collaboration between IPBES- and IPCC-selected scientists. Unprecedented…
Sharks suffered a sudden, severe extinction 19 million years ago, losing most of their diversity.…
Large-Scale Alkalinization Could Offset Reef Acidification New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing…
Salps compete with protists, not krill, altering previous assumptions about their ecological impact and potentially…
Scientists discovered that ancient Antarctic cooling varied by region, refining climate models without lessening global…
Nation’s ability to predict sea-level rise boosted with record going back to 10,000 years ago.…
A massive, unexplained shark extinction 19 million years ago wiped out over 70% of species,…
Machine learning innovations are enabling real-time acoustic detection of endangered whales, offering a vital tool…
Over the past 1.2 million years, marine life was repeatedly extinguished in low-oxygen ‘dead zones’…
Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UN calls on countries to meet commitments to…
Greenland’s glacier calving is foreshadowed by the loosening of the ice mélange, offering a new…
Lost printer cartridges became global microplastic pollutants, exposing flaws in ocean waste laws. A ship’s…