US fishing and seafood industries saw broad declines last summer due to COVID-19
New analysis by NOAA Fisheries provides insights into the pandemic’s early economic impact
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Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem
New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only modest rainfall and vegetation, is able to sustain its unique wildlife habitats.
Read moreHuman-induced climate change caused the northwestern Pacific warming record in August 2020
A once-in-1000-year warming event has been already altered to occur once per 15 years because of past human activities
Read moreTaking the lab into the ocean: A fleet of robots tracks and monitors microbial communities
Researchers enabled a trio of self-driving robots to locate, follow, and sample a layer of microbes as they drifted in an open-ocean eddy
Read moreUpper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020
Even with the COVID-19-related small dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures
Read moreMelting icebergs key to sequence of an ice age, scientists find
New study unravels long-standing climate mystery and provides insight into how our planet may change in the future
Read more‘Ocean 100’: Small group of companies dominates ocean economy
Concentrated economic power may give policymakers leverage
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New analysis highlights importance of groundwater discharge into oceans
An invisible flow of groundwater seeps into the ocean along coastlines all over the world.
Read moreScientists discover slimy microbes that may help keep coral reefs healthy
The bacteria scrub out nitrogen, potentially defending against certain nutrient overloads
Read moreIdentifying Canada’s key conservation hot spots highlights problem
First of its kind mapping of most important places for freshwater, recreation and carbon storage provides tool for conservation decisions
Read morePollutants rapidly changing the waters near Ieodo Island
There has been frequent occurrence of red tide in coastal waters around Korea where the sea turns red. Red tide
Read moreResearchers discover a new tool for reconstructing ancient sea ice to study climate change
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Sea ice is a critical indicator of changes in the Earth’s climate. A new discovery
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