Oceanography
Corals are moving away from the sweltering tropics — and establishing new reefs
Everybody seems to be running from the heat this summer.
Satellite imaging used to spot the largest seaweed bloom in the world
The record-breaking belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico.
Antarctic instability could raise sea levels by half a meter in 150 years
Currently, sea levels are 20 cm (almost 8 inches) above pre-industrial levels.
Researchers look into reviving bleached corals using ‘non-preferred’ algal symbiotes
"We want to know if it's possible that more heat tolerant, non-preferred algae could revive bleached coral communities even if the relationship is less efficient," the authors say.
Boaty McBoatFace’s first mission reveals new warming mechanism in the Antarctic waters
More like Sciency McScienceFace!
Skinny seals and hungry cod point to trouble in the Baltic Sea
They're running out of food -- and climate change seems to be involved.
Robots and AI can help us better understand deep sea species, study reports.
We're fishing for information in the deep seas.
Deep-sea fish developed super vision to cope with abyssal darkness
Why would it evolve that way? Researchers have an idea.
There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
Most detailed survey yet finds 200,000 species of viruses living in the oceans
There's a lot of life in the oceans.
Scientists find superhot “mirror” pools in unique deep Pacific environment
The environments are also teeming with life.
Sea snakes can dive up to 250 meters deep — that’s 800 feet
Snakes have taken to the deep sea.
Plastic is “everywhere” in the ocean, including its deepest trenches — “There’s no good aspect to this,” researchers say
Thrash we've thrown away years ago is killing ocean life as you're reading this.
Japan’s new year resolution: resuming commercial whale hunting
The decision has been met with disappointment and criticism.
Archaeologists find oldest intact shipwreck — 2,400 years, in the Black Sea
It's absolutely amazing.
