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Sea level, ocean heat, reefs, fisheries and the instruments at sea.
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Irish scientists lay 3D-printed reefs in pioneering bid to restore deep-sea coral
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (599+ words) A team of scientists from Ireland have laid artificial reefs deep underwater to help coral recover after decades of being pulverised by bottom-trawling fishing ships. The team from University of Galway, with colleagues from France, placed 23 of the structures on…...
UW Researchers Are Studying How Coral Reef Fish Work as a Community to Respond to Threats | Newswise
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (61+ words) Coral reefs provide protection for fish, and researchers are interested in how the health of the reef affects the ability of fish to communicate with each other. This fall, Jj Milan, a University of Washington doctoral student in the biology…...
In the Field: UW researchers are studying how coral reef fish work as a community to respond to threats
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (510+ words) Coral reefs provide shelter and protection for nearly one quarter of ocean species, including crabs, moray eels, octopus and fish. But these cozy homes are currently under threat for many reasons, such as rising sea temperatures and ocean acidification. Researchers…...
El Niño brings rays, whale shark to Southern California
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (309+ words) The Weather Channel Strengthening El Niño pushes unusual marine life toward SoCal’s coasts The intensifying El Niño in the Pacific is causing marine life to go in search of cooler water, bringing unusual critters towards Southern California. Sicklefin devil rays,…...
Twenty-nine reindeer were put on a remote Bering Sea island in 1944, reached over 6,000 by 1963, and were down to 42 three years later. It's been taught for decades as proof of what happens when animals breed past their food supply — but what usually gets left out is that they died during one of the worst winters the island has ever recorded.
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (648+ words) ScienceBlog.com is an independent daily science news publication covering peer-reviewed research across all major scientific disciplines. Founded in 2002, it is one of the longest-running science news sites on the internet. It curates and reports on breakthroughs from universities, research…...
GK: What Is The Difference Between Sea And Ocean?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (39+ words) Climatic and Weather Impact: Oceans drive global climate patterns, thermal currents, and atmospheric weather systems across continents. Sea exert a localised climate influence, primarily modulating temperatures, humidity, and coastal weather conditions for immediately adjacent, neighbouring land areas. (Image: Pexels)...
Tale of two coasts: Erosion threatens homes from California to North Carolina
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (573+ words) In Southern California, rough surf and erosion has threatened oceanfront homes in Long Beach. Communities along America's shorelines are confronting a problem that is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: coastal erosion. From Maine to Virginia and Michigan, communities are watching…...
Russian scientists identify earlier unknown warm surface current in Arctic
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (318+ words) To find that water's source, the scientists merged data, obtained during 25 marine expeditions in the Russian Arctic between 1995 and 2024 - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section â- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section â - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section â - Science…...
Scientists just discovered why Arctic sea ice moves so strangely
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (522+ words) Arctic sea ice may move in unexpected ways because individual ice floes are constantly colliding and transferring energy. Researchers found that this simple process can explain several long-standing mysteries about how quickly the ice moves and spreads....
Scientists Just Found a Hidden Factor That Could Trigger an Atlantic Ocean Collapse
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (689+ words) Rapid warming could cause a major Atlantic Ocean current system to collapse, even at temperatures it could withstand under slower warming. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, carries warm water from the tropics northward, redistributing heat around the planet…...