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Capturing How Fast the Arctic Ocean Is Gaining Fresh Water
A new analysis suggests that models do not accurately capture how fresh Arctic surface waters mix with deeper waters, contributing to underestimation of Arctic surface freshening.
These Ocean Facts Will Blow Your Mind
The ocean is arguably the most fascinating part of this planet, and these ocean facts prove it.
This newly-found marine life has scientists baffled as to what it is
It lives in one of the deepest corners of the ocean.
Eight reasons why octopuses are the geniuses of the ocean
Escaping from an aquarium is child's play when you are as smart as an octopus
11 Crazy Facts That Prove How Weird The Ocean Is
There's so much to be discovered! To see the ocean's wonderful weirdness up close, visit the National Aquarium.
Does Pluto Harbor an Ocean Under All That Ice?
Long, deep cracks on the surface of Pluto suggest it's expanding slightly, and a new paper says that might be due to a liquid water ocean under its sur ...
5 Simple Things You Can Do for the Ocean
More than ever, the fate of the ocean is in our hands. To be good stewards and leave a thriving ocean for future generations, we need to make...
How Much Heat Does the Ocean Trap? Robots Find Out
3,500 aquatic robots descend a mile below the surface and back, every 10 days
More Than a FAD: How a Tuna Industry Practice Is Hurting the Ocean
Industrial tuna fishing creates jobs, propels small island economies, and provides food to a growing global population. But it must be done responsibly, within the bounds of sound, science-based management. Unfortunately, the fishing gear most often used to catch the tuna that ends up in cans and on grocery store shelves is managed today with generally weak rules and monitored by private fishing companies, not public enforcement agencies.
Flounders’ Eyes Face Skyward. How Do They See the Ocean Floor?
Flatfish have a clever way of blending into their surroundings.
How underwater mapping could preserve the future of our oceans
CNET's Now What series learns how the Schmidt Ocean Institute is giving policymakers the data they need to protect crucial underwater habitats.
As oceans warm, marine life and people who depend on it, struggle to adapt
'I think the most fundamental thing we should do is reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That’s the only fundamental solution to this reshuffling of the oceans.'
These carbon-hungry blobs could help fix our oceans
Salps, which look and feel pretty gross, are also tiny climate-change fighters.
Ceres, the Dwarf Planet Formerly Known as an Ocean World
On Ceres, a buried, frozen ocean may slowly be leaking onto its surface.
Why Do Glowing Sharks Glow?
There are about 550 species of shark in the oceans. Around twelve percent of them glow. These luminous fish belong to two groups: the kitefin sharks and the lanternsharks. They are little creatures…
What Ocean Is The Warmest?
What Ocean Is The Warmest? The Indian Ocean is the warmest ocean on Earth with average temperatures between 72 to 82°F. the Arctic Ocean is the coldest.
95 percent of the Arctic Ocean’s old sea ice is gone. What now?
Unlike the ice cubes in your fridge, the Arctic Ocean is not just going freeze up again next winter. Now what?
This is how climate change is impacting the ocean
The ocean is a massive carbon sink - and if we act now, it could play a central role in the fight against climate change.
How an angry walrus sunk a Russian Navy boat
A group of Russian researchers on an expedition in the Arctic Ocean were attacked by a female walrus which sunk the ship in what is believed to be an attempt to protect her young. Miraculously, the
How woolly mammoth extinction took place on remote Arctic island
Scientists are unraveling the mystery of how the last mammoths died on a remote island in the Arctic Ocean just 4,000 years ago. Experts from the University of Helsinki, the University of Tübingen …
