Over the past 1.2 million years, marine life was repeatedly extinguished in low-oxygen ‘dead zones’…
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.
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…
New findings from scientists of Bremen will aid in the further development of biogeochemical models…
Microscopic fossils in New Jersey’s coastal sediments reveal how ocean chemistry shifted during ancient global…
New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold up. Researchers…
Multi-national team of scientists discover amounts of mercury in the deepest trenches of the Pacific…
Researchers conducted the first large-scale survey of the microbiota present in the seamount’s ferromanganese crusts,…
NASA’s S-MODE mission explores how tiny ocean eddies influence climate by mixing ocean layers and…
Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans,…
Terrain-relative navigation helped Perseverance land – and Ingenuity fly – autonomously on Mars. Now it’s…
Antarctica’s ice sheet showed major instability in the Miocene due to warming and rainfall-driven feedback…
NASA’s EXPORTS mission investigates how ocean processes move carbon into the deep sea, supporting climate…
Antarctic ice sheet is more likely to remain stable if Paris climate agreement is met.…
EPFL scientists are beginning to understand why corals in the Gulf of Aqaba, along with…
Scientists have found microplastics in Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier, raising alarms about their role in glacier…
Climate projections could be off by five years, researchers find. The ocean’s “biological pump” describes…