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Can sting rays and electric rays help us map the ocean floor?
Dec 14, 2020 (SPX)
The ocean is a big place full of natural resources including fossil fuels, minerals, and of course, fish. The problem is that many of these resources are on the...
How hot is too hot for life deep below the ocean floor?
Dec 14, 2020 (SPX)
An expedition by the drilling program IODP (International Ocean Discovery Program) in 2016 has provided new insights into the temperature limits of life beneath...
Robot fleet dives for climate answers in 'marine snow'
Dec 14, 2020 (SPX)
The automated probes will be looking for 'marine snow', which is the name given to the shower of dead algae and carbon-rich organic particles that sinks from up...
Illegal Chinese fishing vessel detained in Palau
Dec 14, 2020 (AFP)
The boat was intercepted by a patrol boat at Helen Reef, in Palau's territorial waters, and escorted to the main island of Koror, the Division of Marine Law and...
New US-European satellite reports back with first sea level measurements
Dec 11, 2020 (JPL)
"We're excited for Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich to begin its critical work studying sea level and helping us understand the many aspects of our planet's global o...
Improved water treatment technique using 'energy matching'
Dec 11, 2020 (SPX)
In recent years, "direct solar steam generation" (DSSG) has emerged as a viable technique for water purification, which utilizes "photothermal" materials that c...
Survey of arsenic in U.S. water raises environmental justice concerns
Dec 09, 2020 (UPI)
In a new study, scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health surveyed arsenic concentrations in public drinking water across the country....
Pacific Islands Forum to hold virtual climate summit
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
The Pacific's low-lying island nations are among the worst affected by global warming, threatened by rising seas and increasingly extreme cyclones. Tuvalu Prime...
Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae
Dec 01, 2020 (SPX)
Just-published research in Scientific Reports details how an aggressive, golden-brown, crust-like alga is rapidly overgrowing shallow reefs, taking the place of...
An escape route for seafloor methane
Dec 01, 2020 (SPX)
In particular, scientists have been faced with a puzzle. Observations at sites around the world have shown vigorous columns of methane gas bubbling up from thes...
India Set to Launch 'Deep Sea Mission' for Exploration of Energy, Minerals
Nov 24, 2020 (Sputnik)
India will soon launch an ambitious "Deep Ocean Mission" in order to explore minerals, energy, and marine diversity of the underwater world, said officials from...
New Chinese submersible reaches Earth's deepest ocean trench
Nov 20, 2020 (AFP)
The "Fendouzhe", or "Striver", descended more than 10,000 metres (about 33,000 feet) into the submarine trench in the western Pacific Ocean with three researche...
Real estate data can help policy makers anticipate urban water needs
Nov 18, 2020 (UPI)
In a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, scientists showed real estate data from online sites like Zillow can be used ...
Recent climate extremes have driven unprecedented changes in the deep ocean
Nov 17, 2020 (SPX)
Dense water formed near Antarctica, known as Antarctic Bottom Water, supplies oxygen to the deep ocean. Bottom water also forms part of the global network of oc...
Love waves from the ocean floor
Nov 16, 2020 (SPX)
As storms churn the world's seas, wind-whipped waves at the surface interact in a unique way that produces piston-like thumps of pressure on the seafloor, gener...
Turkey probes Istanbul mayor in fight over 'crazy' canal
Nov 16, 2020 (AFP)
Erdogan argues that the new Istanbul canal, which he has dubbed one of his "crazy projects", would relieve pressure on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes...
Rain and dam discharge cause flooding in southern Mexico
Nov 13, 2020 (AFP)
At least six regions, including Centro, where the state capital of Villahermosa is located, were severely affected, with around 12,000 people forced to take ref...
New study uses satellites and field studies to improve coral reef restoration
Nov 11, 2020 (SPX)
With most of the world's reefs under stress, "coral gardening" or "outplanting" has become a popular and promising solution for restoration. Outplanting involve...
Methods developed by biorobotics engineers help make hydropower plants more fish-friendly
Nov 11, 2020 (SPX)
Hydropower is one of the most important and widely used renewable energy sources. The big advantage: it is far less weather-dependent than wind power and solar ...
NASA Watches Sea Level Rise from Space, and its Centers' Windows
Nov 11, 2020 (SPX)
As Earth's sea levels rise, so does the potential damage from storms, storm surges, and extreme weather events. In 2005, the costliest tropical cyclone on recor...
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