NOAA helps UT Marine Science Institute rebound from Hurricane Harvey
Credit: University of Texas at Austin PORT ARANSAS, Texas - After more than two years of roof repairs, window installations ...
Tag: Oceanography
New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition comes from hunting
Credit: Photo courtesy of Brian Zgliczynski When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most ...
New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster
Credit: The University of British Columbia | Sea Around Us. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their ...
Bacteria enhance coral resilience to climate change effects
Credit: Anna Roik Coral reefs are delicate ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to human influences such as climate change and ...
University of Rhode Island leads $3M collaborative research project on ‘Rules of Life’
University partners with four institutions as part of National Science Foundation Big Idea program to study coral reef evolution, adaptationCredit: ...
‘Legacy’ mercury pollution still a problem in New Jersey meadowlands waters
Rutgers-led study shows the impact of decades-old upstream contaminationCredit: John Reinfelder/Rutgers University-New Brunswick "Legacy" mercury pollution from decades ago and ...
North Carolina coastal flooding is worsening with climate change, population growth
Credit: Paerl, Hall, Hounshell, Luettich, Rossignol, Osburn and Bales, 2019. A historic 120-year-old data set is allowing researchers to confirm ...
Algae-killing viruses spur nutrient recycling in oceans
Rutgers-led team confirms an important role for viruses that infect algae in marine watersCredit: Jeffrey Krause and Eric Lachenmyer Scientists ...
Correcting historic sea surface temperature measurements
Research corrects decades of data and suggests that ocean warming occurred in a much more homogenous wayCredit: Duo Chan/Harvard Something ...
Sea level rise requires extra management to maintain salt marshes
Credit: Zhenchang Zhu at NIOZ Salt marshes are important habitats for fish and birds and protect coasts under sea level ...
Tracking down climate change with radar eyes
Long-term measurements document sea level rise in the ArcticCredit: DTU/DGFI-TUM Over the past 22 years, sea levels in the Arctic ...
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planets
Credit: Zac Cooper/University of Washington In recent years, the idea of life on other planets has become less far-fetched. NASA ...
Coral skeleton crystals record ocean acidification
Credit: Ratha Grimes The acidification of the oceans is recorded in the crystals of the coral skeleton. This is a ...
New research helps predict locations of blue whales so ships can avoid them
App now in development will put information in the hands of ship crews and managersCredit: John Calambokidis/Cascadia Research Collective A ...