Ocean

Panama’s ocean lifeline vanishes for the first time in 40 years

Each year during Central America's dry season (generally between December and April), strong northern trade winds help drive an important…

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Earth’s most powerful ocean current didn’t form the way we thought

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current carries more than 100 times the total flow of all the world's rivers combined. It circles…

3 weeks ago

Ocean warming may supercharge a tiny microbe that controls marine nutrients

Rising ocean temperatures driven by marine heat waves and climate change are reaching deep waters, raising concerns about disruptions to…

2 months ago

Scientists find a massive hidden CO2 sponge beneath the ocean floor

Rock samples that formed about 60 million years ago and were collected from far beneath the ocean surface have helped…

5 months ago

Earth is slowly peeling its continents from below, fueling ocean volcanoes

Earth scientists have uncovered a slow and surprising process beneath our planet's surface that helps fuel volcanic activity in the…

6 months ago

A pink bumpy snailfish was just discovered miles beneath the ocean

The bumpy snailfish is one of three new species of deep-sea snailfish described by MBARI collaborators at SUNY Geneseo. MBARI's…

7 months ago

Scientists fear the Atlantic’s great ocean conveyor could shut down

Under high-emission scenarios, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a key system of ocean currents that also includes the Gulf…

8 months ago

The bright yellow worm that turns ocean poison into golden survival crystals

A deep sea worm that inhabits hydrothermal vents survives the high levels of toxic arsenic and sulfide in its environment…

8 months ago

The hidden climate battle between forests and the ocean

Terrestrial plants drove an increase in global photosynthesis between 2003 and 2021, a trend partially offset by a weak decline…

9 months ago

Small currents, big impact: Satellite breakthrough reveals hidden ocean forces

What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our…

11 months ago