Ocean

Jellyfish-like robots could be used to clean up oceans

Jellyfish-Bot could be used to help in environmental cleanup.

Scientists use a centralized database to understand coral reefs

RECIFS helps understand the vulnerability of coral reefs to climate change.

Scientists discovered chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the Oregon seafloor

Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards.

Intense heatwaves happen at the bottom of the ocean

First assessment of bottom marine heat waves opens a window on the deep.

NASA instruments could reveal chemistry leading to life on Titan

This mission designed to help scientists hone in on the chemistry at work on Titan.

The rotation of Europa’s icy crust may be affected by ocean currents

New explanation for how the icy shell of Jupiter’s moon Europa rotates at a different rate than its interior.

Sea temperatures control the distribution of European marine fish

Study highlights the importance of temperature in determining where fish species are found.

Rapid and Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed

A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to...

Most detailed geological model of the Earth’s surface over the past 100 million years

The digital tool can help us understand the past, and predict Earth's future.

Biodiversity loss caused ecological collapse after the “Great Dying”

Biodiversity loss could lead to ecological collapse.

How to pull carbon dioxide out of seawater

A new method for removing greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient.

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