Tag: Oceans
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat
Michael Childress, Clemson University
Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef...
Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs
Ian Enochs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The water off South Florida is over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius)...
Classic literature still offers rich lessons about life in the deep...
Jonathan Bate, Arizona State University
When OceanGate, the deep-sea exploration enterprise, created a promotional video for its ill-fated US$250,000-per-head...
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting...
Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University
When a hurricane hits land, the...
Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered?
Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If...
El Niño is back – that’s good news or bad news,...
Bob Leamon, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
El Niño is officially here, and while it’s still weak right now,...
Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Humans rely on the ocean for many things, including food, jobs, recreation and stabilization of...
Invasive lionfish have spread south from the Caribbean to Brazil, threatening...
Osmar J. Luiz, Charles Darwin University
Brazil’s coastal waters teem with a rich array of species that paint a...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
