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ocean
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How we discovered that the ocean’s surface absorbs much more CO₂ than previously thought
Measurements were taken from on board the royal research ship Discovery as it travelled through the North Atlantic…
New Study Finds Microplastics in All Parts of Coral Anatomy, Highlighting Marine Pollution Crisis
At a Glance A collaborative research effort by scientists from Japan and Thailand has discovered that microplastics are…
Baleen whales are among the biggest creatures on Earth – science is revealing new secrets about their size
Humpback whales can grow up to 20 metres long. Rui Duarte Sam McKee, Manchester Metropolitan University People often…
Underwater… Weather?
The ocean has its own version of “weather” systems, including fronts, eddies, and gravity waves. These systems are…
A 600-year-old coral shows us how the Pacific Ocean has changed since 1370
Scientists taking a sample from the massive boulder coral in Fiji back in 1998. Joel Orempuller (IRD) Juan…
How Did Pangea Split Apart?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, part of the longest mountain range globally, formed due to volcanic activity from the Central…
Is collapse of the Atlantic Ocean circulation really imminent? Icebergs’ history reveals some clues
Icebergs that break off from Greenland’s glaciers carry enormous amounts of fresh water that can affect Atlantic currents.…
New electrochemical technology could de-acidify the oceans – and even remove carbon dioxide in the process
Charles-Francois de Lannoy, McMaster University; Bassel A. Abdelkader, McMaster University, and Jocelyn Riet, University of Toronto In the…
We used AI and satellite imagery to map ocean activities that take place out of sight, including fishing, shipping and energy development
Many commercial fishing boats do not report their positions at sea or are not required to do so.…
We landed a camera on Venus before seeing parts of our own oceans – it’s time to ramp up observations closer to home
Craig Stevens, University of Auckland and Natalie Robinson, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Viewed from the…