Melting Arctic Ice May Lead to Severe Weather Changes
A newly published study from Cornell University scientists suggests that the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change can lead to increased odds…
A newly published study from Cornell University scientists suggests that the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change can lead to increased odds…
To better understand how to protect coral reefs, a team of microbiologists are investigating how environmental changes, such as oxygen depletion and ocean acidification, create…
In an effort to harness the power of ocean waves, engineers designed and built a floating “power buoy” that measures 8 feet across, 10 feet…
You’ve probably heard the saying that Earth is mostly water, roughly 70%. Well, it turns out that many people have misunderstood the facts and that…
The latest research from a team of scientists shows that the amount of dense Antarctic Bottom Water is roughly 40% of what it was when…
It took seven years, but the photographic record of the Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound on Alaska’s southern central Pacific coast has been compiled…
While scientists continue to monitor climate change and its cause and effect on the environment, a new study from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory looks…
As population grows and consumption increases, so does waste and pollution. Scientists have been working on a way to better track and understand how pollution…
According to new data from 2011 NOAA tests, bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico are underweight, anemic, have low blood sugar and/or some symptoms…
This incredible visualization of the Earth and its oceans was created by the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. It’s called Perpetual…
While on IODP Expedition 340T, a team of scientists was able to measure the geophysical properties of gabbroic rocks directly in place for the first…
While analyzing samples of submarine volcanic glass near subduction zones, scientists found something unexpected. They saw changes in isotopes of hydrogen and boron from the…
Researchers at MIT and Florida State University found evidence that the missing piece in the model of world’s oceans circulation of heat, water and carbon…
Deep below the ocean’s surface, huge eddies are often formed. The depths have their own kinds of weather systems. NASA’s Terra satellite captured this photo…
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) think that they could use graphite foam to harness energy from the temperature gradient in tropical waters,…
Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association are studying how warmer ocean water is affecting the diet…
The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has finally returned with some strong evidence of Martian oceans. Using its MARSIS radar, it detected sediments reminiscent of…
By using simplified lab models, researchers at UCLA have developed a 30-minute film that demonstrates the large-scale fluid dynamics occurring in the oceans and atmosphere….