Oceans
DNA Shows Ethnically Diverse Crew Sailed Henry VIII's Flagship
The research on the skeletons found near the wreck suggests there were sailors and marines on board who came from North Africa and the Mediterranean
Amputee Marine Sets Record for Rowing Across the Atlantic Ocean From Europe to South America
Lee Spencer smashed the previous record by 36 days, rowing his boat solo and unsupported from Portugal to French Guiana in just 60 days
Month-Long Oil Spill in the Solomon Islands Threatens World's Largest Coral Reef Atoll
Australia has stepped in to help contain the 600 tons of heavy fuel oil leaking from the transport that ran aground on Rennell Island early last month
A New Orca Species May Have Been Spotted Off the Coast of Chile
Until now, the so-called Type D killer whale has been the stuff of legends, eluding scientists while sneaking snacks off of fishermen's lines
Ocean Heat Waves Are Threatening Marine Life, Biodiversity
Over the past three decades, Earth’s number of annual ocean heat wave days rose by more than 50 percent
Mars May Have Had a Planet-Wide System of Underground Lakes
A study of 24 craters shows they experienced the simultaneous rise and fall of groundwater, suggesting they were interconnected at one time
Could Climate Change Make These Clouds Go Extinct?
New modeling shows that 1,200 ppm of CO2 disrupts stratocumulus cloud formation, which could lead to 14 degrees Fahrenheit of warming
As Humpback Whales Migrate to Antarctica, One Straggler Washes Ashore in the Amazon
Scientists found the one-year-old calf’s carcass around 50 feet inland on a remote Brazilian island
Why Utah Might Be Your Next Favorite Snorkeling Destination
Stocked with saltwater fish from around the world, Bonneville Seabase is an ocean in the middle of the state
Sea Creatures Still Arriving in the U.S. on Plastic Debris From the Japanese Tsunami Eight Years Ago
Marine biologists don't know how long different species can survive adrift in the open ocean, and some may become invasive when they reach new shores
Australia Allows One Million Tons of Sludge to Be Dumped on Great Barrier Reef
A loophole in Australian federal law allows dredging spoils from port maintenance to be dumped in the marine park
How an 'X-Ray Gun' Is Telling Us More About the Java Sea Shipwreck
Researchers used X-ray fluorescence to find the origins of porcelain recovered from the vessel to help pinpoint which port the ship first departed from
Ocean Colors May Change With Rising Global Temperatures
A new study has predicted that blue waters will get bluer, while green areas will become more green
Why Almost All of the West Coast's Sunflower Sea Stars Have Wilted Away
A new study suggests most of the keystone predators have died off due to an unknown pathogen and increasing ocean temperatures
These Are the Best Practices for Underwater Photographers Hoping to Protect Marine Life
You can look—and even use flash photography—but don’t touch
A High Schooler Discovered Thousands of Golf Balls Polluting California’s Coastal Waters
She is now the co-author of a study that seeks to quantify this underreported problem
Antarctica’s Ice Loss Has Reached 250 Billion Tons Per Year
The continent's annual ice loss has sextupled since 1979, jumping from 40 billion tons to 250 billion tons in 2017
Oysters Open and Close Their Shells as the Moon Wanes and Waxes
A new study suggests the mollusks may widen and narrow their shells depending on movement of plankton, which shifts with the lunar cycle
To Study Rare Sharks, Scientists Are Heading to Fish Markets
Marine biologists are combing fish markets around the world to study what comes up in the nets, and sometimes the catch is full of surprises
This Lobster Trap Aims to Protect Endangered Whales — and Fishers’ Livelihoods
A team of engineers is designing a low-cost, lineless, self-surfacing lobster trap that would prevent right whale entanglement
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