Europa’s almost as cold as your ex’s heart, just as frozen.
Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands — if we don’t murder all the corals
We might get more ‘exotic’ if we dial down on the ‘extinction’.
Deepest volcanic eruption lies in a field of glass at the lip of the Mariana Trench
Adelle is surely rolling somewhere around there.
Widespread coral species shows unique adaptations against environmental changes
Pocillopora damicornis — one of the most abundant and widespread reef-building corals in the world — may help us better understand how anthozoans deal with stress.
Contact lenses break down into microplastics — so don’t flush them down!
Just throw them in the trash if you don’t want them on your plate later on.
Ocean wilderness is disappearing because of us: only 13% of it has been spared
The study reinforces the need for international treaties meant to conserve marine wildlife.
Rising seas, rising costs: some $14 trillion worldwide per year by 2100
Maybe start saving up?
Researchers find rare hydrothermal vent off the coast of Portuguese islands
It’s one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth.
Barents Sea just crossed a climate tipping point — and we watched it happen
We’ve changed the sea.
Ancient volcanism shows our emissions can trigger a mass marine extinction
Ancient volcanism offers a glimpse into the future effects of climate change.
World’s largest dead zone identified in the Gulf of Oman — it’s nearly the size of Florida
“Piracy and geopolitical tensions” kept it hidden from the scientific community until now.
The Atlantic Ocean’s circulation is at its weakest in 1,600 years, and this could disrupt weather patterns
A little ice age and modern global warming have had a say in this.
Fish-like robot might reveal the secret life of ocean wildlife
Aquatic bots like SoFi will enable scientists to learn more about some of the most elusive underwater creatures.
The Arctic’s convection engine is grinding to a halt, flooded by meltwater
Melting Arctic ice is already leaving its mark on the oceans.
In 2016, fishing ships cast their nets on over 55% of the ocean surface
That’s a lot of fishing.
Looking to put a sub on Titan, NASA recreated its methane oceans in Washington
Titan’s “water” isn’t even water.
Melting ice is causing the ocean to sink, worrying new study reports
Scientists have identified yet another unexpected consequence of climate change.
Scientists track Earth’s ancient, destroyed oceans
The oceans and continents aren’t as fixed as we tend to think of them.
The devastating state of ocean pollution in one depressing photo
The author wishes this photo ‘didn’t exist’.
Conditions on early-Venus might have allowed for an ocean of liquid water
Well, they don’t anymore.