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ocean
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The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what’s going on down there
A large robot, loaded with sensors and cameras, designed to explore the ocean twilight zone. Marine Imaging Technologies,…
February 14, 2023
Reef manta rays are in decline globally – but new research finds one place in Indonesia where these charismatic rays are thriving
Edy Setyawan, University of Auckland Raja Ampat archipelago in West Papua is home to Indonesia’s largest population of…
December 8, 2022
Ever heard of ocean forests? They’re larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought
Shutterstock Albert Pessarrodona Silvestre, The University of Western Australia; Karen Filbee-Dexter, The University of Western Australia, and Thomas…
September 28, 2022
Warming oceans may force New Zealand’s sperm and blue whales to shift to cooler southern waters
Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Karen A Stockin, Massey University, and Katharina J. Peters, University of Canterbury The world’s…
September 4, 2022
Visualized: Critters That Can Eat Plastic Waste
Worries about our plastic waste ending up in our oceans are certainly ever-present, but that doesn’t mean that…
September 3, 2022
Why’d the Ocean Stop Getting Saltier?
Covering about 71% of the surface of the Earth, water is all around us, and most of it…
July 15, 2022
The ocean is not a quiet place
The sound of the marine environment has been underestimated, mainly because it is not audible to the human…
June 26, 2022
Into the ocean twilight zone: how new technology is revealing the secrets of an under-researched undersea world
James Bell, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Alice Rogers, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University…
June 8, 2022
Climate Change May Be Giving the Deep Sea Little Room to Breathe
Nestled between Canada’s Labrador Peninsula and the island of Greenland is an arm of the North Atlantic Ocean…
May 21, 2022
Scientists Just Dug Out the Deepest Ocean Hole Ever
Studying the planet’s surface is an arduous task; oftentimes the scientists responsible for doing so need to take…
May 22, 2021