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Reef relief: how a late summer monsoon helped cool the Great Barrier Reef at just the right time
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a true natural wonder: a unique and diverse underwater seascape the size of…
One of the world’s most important climate threats has an image problem
Fionagh Thomson, Durham University Deep in the Atlantic, a vast circulation of water carries heat from the tropics…
Review: Human pollution fuels record Sargassum seaweed blooms
A landmark 40-year review reveals how nutrient pollution from human activity has dramatically increased the nitrogen content in Sargassum, fueling massive seaweed blooms across the Atlantic Ocean.
Panama’s vital ocean upwelling fails for the 1st time
Scientists report the unprecedented failure of the Gulf of Panama’s annual upwelling, a critical ocean process that has been predictable for at least four decades, raising alarms about climate impacts.
Hunga eruption sparked record-setting undersea avalanches
Analysis of seafloor deposits reveals the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption triggered immense underwater currents that scoured the seabed more than 100 kilometers away, burying entire ecosystems in their path.