Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment
Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater ...
Tag: Oceanography
Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea
A trap for plastics in coastal areasCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Posidonia oceanica seagrass -an endemic marine phanerogam with an important ...
Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem
Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only ...
Resilience to climate change?
New study finds octopuses adapting to higher ocean acid levelsCredit: Kirt L. Onthank With the impact of climate change increasing ...
Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020
Credit: Shaoqing Wang Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, ...
Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed
Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live ...
Identifying Canada’s key conservation hot spots highlights problem
First of its kind mapping of most important places for freshwater, recreation and carbon storage provides tool for conservation decisionsCredit: ...
How to identify heat-stressed corals
'Coral hospital' tool could help safeguard reefs facing climate changeCredit: D. Bhattacharya Researchers have found a novel way to identify ...
Surveys identify relationship between waves, coastal cliff erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecastsCredit: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Scripps ...
Semper floats! Marines use sensor buoys to better understand ocean battlespace
Credit: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Anaya) ARLINGTON, Va.--Flying several thousand feet above the Pacific Ocean, an ...
Under Antarctica’s ice, Weddell seals produce ultrasonic vocalizations
University of Oregon-led study identifies nine types of sound outside the range of human hearingCredit: Photo by Henry Kaiser EUGENE, ...
UBCO research takes the chill off icy build-up on planes and wind turbines
Ice detection from microwave sensors rising to new heightsCredit: UBCO New UBC Okanagan research is changing the way aircraft and ...
Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Credit: RIKEN Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) in Japan have completed a feasibility study indicating ...
How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor?
Publication in Science: International team researches the limits of lifeCredit: Photo: JAMSTEC At what depth beneath the seabed does it ...