We could see up to 1.3m of sea-level rise by 2100 if we don’t take action now
Some rising tides sink all boats.
Tag: ocean
A new model developed to estimate how ocean acidity evolves over time
"Ocean acidification is proceeding at a rate 10 times faster today than any time in the last 55 million years," ...
Microplastics litter the entire planet — down to the depths of the ocean
Researchers found the highest concentration ever
Meet Eurythenes plasticus, the new marine species named after plastic
Researchers find new species with plastic in its body.
At least 26% of the ocean needs to be relegated to conservation to prevent marine collapse
Not all is well in the ocean.
Splendid animation shows the Earth without water — it’s stunning
... and very, very brown.
Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
European satellites track climate shifts using ocean salinity
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the ...
New heart rate measurements suggest that blue whales are about as large as animals can get
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
Roughly 98% of plastic waste in the ocean dissolves due to sunlight
This is not good news.
3D-printed coral can help save reefs and the fish that live there
When life takes your corals away, print more.
Climate change and ozone layer holes form feedback loop, reports international panel
"Greenhouse gas emissions trap more heat in the lower atmosphere which leads to a cooling of the upper atmosphere. Those ...
Asian dust fertilizes the ocean with life-supporting nutrients
Life, uhm, finds a way.
Pluto’s volcanoes might spew out liquid water, new study finds
Talk about a surprising find!
Pluto’s ocean might be held in place by a thin layer of gas
Comfortably insulated.
Robots and AI can help us better understand deep sea species, study reports.
We're fishing for information in the deep seas.
There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
Climate change may make the oceans belch out CO2, study warns
Oh, how the waters have turned.
Ocean dwellers are hit twice as hard by climate change as land-based species
Definitely not good.
