Despite climate change being most obvious to people as unseasonably warm winter days or melting…
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.
Ocean algae get ‘coup de grace’ from viruses. Viruses don’t immediately kill algae but live…
The closest analog to modern times is no longer very close, study finds. A new…
The ocean takes up an estimated five to 12 gigatons of carbon dioxide per year…
Ocean Carbon Uptake Widely Underestimated The world’s oceans soak up much more carbon than most…
Ice is melting at a surprisingly fast rate underneath Shirase Glacier Tongue in East Antarctica…
Scientists’ ice age ‘hindcast’ may shed light on future climate. A University of Arizona-led team…
First estimate of the point at which areas of the world’s oceans will show evidence…
A team of researchers from the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean…
Researchers link end of Green Sahara with Southeast Asia megadrought. Physical evidence found in caves…
Even if the climate cools, study finds, glaciers will continue to shrink. Nearly 40 years…
Arctic sea ice is subject to some serious travel restrictions. Penned in by major land…
Scientists analyzing hydrothermal fluid from Piccard vents at Mid-Cayman Rise find non-biological processes deplete hydrogen…
An international team of researchers has published the most detailed submarine map of the Arctic…
An international team discovered a previously unrecognized ocean current that transports water to one of…
All life needs energy. Where there is not enough energy available, there can be no…
Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study…
Each summer, parts of the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas lose their ice cover and…