Tag: Oceans
This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar...
Brian McNoldy, University of Miami
A “super full moon” is coming on April 27, 2021, and coastal cities like...
Marine life is fleeing the equator to cooler waters. History tells...
Anthony Richardson, The University of Queensland; Chhaya Chaudhary, University of Auckland; David Schoeman, University of the Sunshine Coast, and Mark John Costello,...
Water being pumped into Tampa Bay could cause a massive algae...
Larry Brand, University of Miami
Millions of gallons of water laced with fertilizer ingredients are being pumped into Florida’s...
Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than...
Ben Belton, Michigan State University; Dave Little, University of Stirling, and Wenbo Zhang, Shanghai Ocean University
A tidal wave...
Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming...
Alexandra McInturf, University of California, Davis and Matthew Savoca, Stanford University
Trillions of barely visible pieces of plastic are...
What makes the world’s biggest surfable waves?
Sally Warner, Brandeis University
On Feb. 11, 2020, Brazilian Maya Gabeira surfed a wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, that was 73.5 feet tall....
Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably...
Mark Serreze, University of Colorado Boulder
With the setting of the sun and the onset of polar darkness, the Arctic Ocean would normally be crusted...
Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life
Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Jonathan Lefcheck, Smithsonian Institution, and Karen McGlathery, University of Virginia
A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were...
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...
