Litter problem at England’s protected coasts
Credit: Marine Conservation Society Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as ...
Tag: Oceanography
Artificial light in the arctic
New study examines how artificial light from research vessels affects fish countsCredit: Photo by Michael O. Snyder The Arctic polar ...
The ocean responds to a warming planet
New research indicates that upper ocean water masses are shrinking in a changing climateCredit: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences We're ...
Oil spill: where and when will it reach the beach? Answers to prevent environmental impacts
Credit: ©Svitlana Liubartseva, CMCC Foundation In October 2018, the Tunisian Ro-Ro passenger ship "Ulysse" rammed into the hull of the ...
How old are whale sharks? Nuclear bomb legacy reveals their age
Cold War testing radioactivity used to determine longevity of largest fish on EarthCredit: NOAA Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold ...
Viruses don’t have a metabolism; but some have the building blocks for one
Virginia Tech researchers discovered genes for cellular metabolic cycles in the genomes of giant virusesCredit: Dr. Chuan Xiao and Yuejiao ...
Using sponges to wipe out cancer
The natural product manzamine A, derived from Indo-Pacific marine sponges, exhibits anti-cancer properties in a preclinical study, report researchers at ...
Tooth be told: Earless seals existed in ancient Australia
Credit: James Rule A fossilised seal tooth found on a Victorian beach could hold the key to uncovering the history ...
Coastal pollution reduces genetic diversity of corals, reef resilience
Credit: Zac Forsman A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth ...
Our oceans are suffering, but we can rebuild marine life
Credit: Manu San Felix, National Geographic It's not too late to rescue global marine life, according to a study outlining ...
Discovery of life in solid rock deep beneath sea may inspire new search for life on Mars
Bacteria live in tiny clay-filled cracks in solid rock millions of years oldCredit: Caitlin Devor, University of Tokyo, CC BY ...
Smaller than expected phytoplankton may mean less carbon sequestered at sea bottom
Credit: Photo courtesy Luis Bolaños, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study that included the first-ever winter sampling of phytoplankton in ...
Ocean deoxygenation: A silent driver of coral reef demise?
The world's coral reefs could be facing the additional threat of ocean deoxygenationCredit: David Suggett The existence of coral reefs, ...
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
Rice, Georgia Tech study in Science reveals Pacific temperatures over a millenniumCredit: Cobb Lab HOUSTON - (March 26, 2020) - ...
Ships’ emissions create measurable regional change in clouds
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory A container ship leaves a trail of white clouds in its wake that can linger in ...
Arctic light pollution affects fish, zooplankton up to 200 metres deep
Fish behavior and stock assessments may be influenced by this sensitivity to light all over the worldCredit: Photo: Geir Johnsen, ...
Sugar brings a lot of carbon dioxide into the deeper sea
Laminarin plays central role in marine carbon cycle; in the sunlit surface layer of the ocean, photosynthetic microalgae convert much ...
Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami
Where tectonic plates meet, a change in angleCredit: Adapted from Oryan and Buck, Nature Geoscience 2020 On March 11, 2011, ...
Climate change could threaten sea snails in mid-Atlantic waters
Common whelk live in one of the fastest warming marine areas, Rutgers-led study saysCredit: Sarah Borsetti/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Climate change ...
Research shows mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
A new global study shows that mangroves provide billions of dollars worth of flood risk reduction benefits every yearCredit: © ...
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