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Researchers Report That Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions Have Raised Ocean Acidity

A team of researchers comprised of climate modelers, marine conservationists, ocean chemists, biologists, and ecologists published their recent research into ocean acidity in the January... The post...

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Jellyfish Bloom in Marine Ecologies As Ocean Health Declines

Last year, surfers were surprised at the amount of stinging moon jellyfish, some of which reached the size of bicycle wheels, which washed towards shore... The post Jellyfish Bloom in Marine Ecologies...

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Researchers Create 30-Minute Video Demonstrating Fluid Dynamics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AATU9wiNsiM&feature=player_embedded By using simplified lab models, researchers at UCLA have developed a 30-minute film that demonstrates the large-scale fluid...

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ESA’s Mars Express MARSIS Radar Explores Martian Oceans

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has finally returned with some strong evidence of Martian oceans. Using its MARSIS radar, it detected sediments reminiscent of... The post ESA’s Mars Express...

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Graphite Foam Could Harness Energy from Temperature Gradient in Oceans

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) think that they could use graphite foam to harness energy from the temperature gradient in tropical waters,... The post Graphite Foam Could...

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Plankton-Fueled Agulhas Current Ocean Eddy is 93 Miles Wide

Deep below the ocean’s surface, huge eddies are often formed. The depths have their own kinds of weather systems. NASA’s Terra satellite captured this photo... The post Plankton-Fueled Agulhas Current...

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Billion Year Old Surface Water Found in Oceanic Plates

While analyzing samples of submarine volcanic glass near subduction zones, scientists found something unexpected. They saw changes in isotopes of hydrogen and boron from the... The post Billion Year...

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Expedition to Atlantis Massif Yields New Information

While on IODP Expedition 340T, a team of scientists were able to measure the geophysical properties of gabbroic rocks directly in place for the first... The post Expedition to Atlantis Massif Yields...

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NASA Makes Earth’s Oceans Look like Van Gogh’s Starry Night

This incredible visualization of the Earth and its oceans was created by the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. It’s called Perpetual... The post NASA Makes Earth’s...

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BP Oil Spill Could be Responsible for the Death of Gulf Dolphins

According to new data from 2011 NOAA tests, bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico are underweight, anemic, have low blood sugar and/or some symptoms... The post BP Oil Spill Could be Responsible...

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Understanding Pollution from Green-Glowing Zebrafish

As population grows and consumption increases, so does waste and pollution. Scientists have been working on a way to better track and understand how pollution... The post Understanding Pollution from...

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Changes in Ocean Salinity and the Water Cycle Could Affect Food Supplies

While scientists continue to monitor climate change and the cause and effect on the environment, a new study from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory looks... The post Changes in Ocean Salinity...

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Columbia Glacier Retreating to the Sea in Alaska

It took seven years, but the photographic record of the Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound on Alaska’s southern central Pacific coast has been compiled... The post Columbia Glacier Retreating to...

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Southern Ocean Research Shows Decrease in Dense Antarctic Bottom Water

The latest research from a team of scientists shows that the amount of dense Antarctic Bottom Water is roughly 40% of what it was when... The post Southern Ocean Research Shows Decrease in Dense...

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Earth’s Water Supply Summed Up in One “Tiny” Bubble

You’ve probably heard the saying that Earth is mostly water, roughly 70%. Well it turns out that many people have misunderstood the facts and that... The post Earth’s Water Supply Summed Up in One...

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Oxygen Depletion and Acidification Accelerate Coral Death

To better understand how to protect coral reefs, a team of microbiologists are investigating how environmental changes, such as oxygen depletion and ocean acidification, create... The post Oxygen...

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Recreational Fishing is Causing the Collapse of Cape Cod’s Salt Marsh Ecosystems

According to a new study, ecologists at Brown University have discovered that recreational fishing has reduced predators in many of Cape Cod’s salt marsh ecosystems,... The post Recreational Fishing...

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DARPA Grants Phase 2-4 Contract for Unmanned Sub-Hunting Vessel

DARPA granted a contract for Phases 2-4 of its Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program and expects operational prototype at-sea testing to begin in... The post DARPA Grants...

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Ocean Health Index, A Comprehensive Assessment of the Ocean and its Ecosystems

Scientists have completed the first comprehensive assessment of the ocean and its ecosystems, called the Ocean Health Index. The overall index score was 60 out... The post Ocean Health Index, A...

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Precise Determination of the Weight of Ocean Will Help Model Sea Level Rise

If scientists are able to figure out the precise weight of the world’s oceans it will allow them to model changes in the sea level... The post Precise Determination of the Weight of Ocean Will Help...

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Plans to Protect Antarctic Sea Faces Difficult Challenges

The seas surrounding Antarctica are among the world’s most pristine, but fishing vessels are set to move in. Next week, there is a meeting of... The post Plans to Protect Antarctic Sea Faces Difficult...

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All Coral Reefs May be Dying by 2100

If current carbon dioxide emission trends continue, nearly every coral reef would be decimated by 2100, according to a new review of major climate models.... The post All Coral Reefs May be Dying by...

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2014 – The Highest Global Mean Sea Surface Temperatures Ever Recorded

New data reveal the highest global mean sea surface temperatures ever recorded, indicating that the 14-year-long pause in ocean warming has come to an end.... The post 2014 – The Highest Global Mean...

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Cassini Reveals Global Ocean in Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

NASA’s Cassini Mission reveals a global ocean beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Researchers found the magnitude of the moon’s very slight wobble,... The post Cassini Reveals Global...

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