A team of researchers from the University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean…
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.
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…
For decades, scientists have gathered ancient sediment samples from below the seafloor to better understand…
Ph.D. student Steven Fons’ Arctic research adventure, complicated by COVID-19. For Steven Fons, returning home…
The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding…
Ultra-black fish skin absorbs more than 99.5% of light in a new, extremely efficient way,…
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganese. Caltech microbiologists have discovered…
Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up…
Stanford scientists find the growth of phytoplankton in the Arctic Ocean has increased 57 percent…
A ringing bell vibrates simultaneously at a low-pitched fundamental tone and at many higher-pitched overtones,…