Ocean

Indian Ocean Study Reveals Bay of Bengal Defies Ekman’s Wind-Driven Current Theory

A study published in Science Advances has identified a significant anomaly to Vagn Walfrid Ekman's widely-accepted theory on wind-driven ocean…

1 year ago

Irminger Sea’s Crucial Role in Atlantic Ocean Current Collapse Identified

A new study highlights the critical role of the Irminger Sea, located off southeastern Greenland, in maintaining the strength of…

1 year ago

Melting Arctic sea-ice could affect global ocean circulation

"Our finding that enhanced melting of Arctic sea-ice likely resulted in significant cooling in northern Europe in the earth's past…

1 year ago

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming — a little

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a…

1 year ago

Better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different…

1 year ago

Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper sails toward ocean moon of Jupiter

NASA's Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an…

1 year ago

One of world’s fastest ocean currents is remarkably stable, study finds

A new study by scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), the University of Miami Rosenstiel…

2 years ago

A conservation market could incentivize global ocean protection

The countries of the world agreed: Our planet needs more protection from human activity. And with the globe facing an…

2 years ago

Heat stress from ocean warming harms octopus vision

While climate change has led to an increase in the abundance of octopuses, heat stress from projected ocean warming could…

2 years ago

Ocean floor a ‘reservoir’ of plastic pollution

New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and the University of Toronto in Canada, estimates up to 11 million…

2 years ago