Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami
MANADO, Indonesia — An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing…
Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?
At dusk, the greatest migration of biomass on Earth unfolds through the oceans in near silence, largely unnoticed.…
Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science
Spawning season has sprung for Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in the waters off British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February…
Marine National Park Bigger Than Texas Created by Departing Chilean President Around Pacific Islands
A fisherman holding two Juan Fernandez spiny lobsters – CC 3.0. Serpantus (wikicommons) Just days before he left…
Satellite observations offer insight into a tsunami’s early stages
Observations made by a satellite operated by the U.S. and French space agencies shortly after a strong earthquake…
Ailing “Megaberg” Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life
Iceberg A-23A has had a more eventful run than most of the large Antarctic icebergs that have calved…
Older Male Whales More Successful at Mating Because They’re Better Singers, Shows Study
Humpack whale breaching Credit: Opération Cétacés / Claire Bonneville (via SWNS) Older male whales are more successful at…
Ocean geoengineering trial finds no evidence of harm to marine life
Alkaline sodium hydroxide was dumped into the Gulf of Maine to test its effect on carbon uptake and…
Showy Swirls Around Jeju Island
The tallest point in South Korea is not located in the Taebaek Mountains that run along the country’s…
Scientists Have a New Plan to Save the Oceans: Set Them on Fire
But what if we harnessed the awesome power of fire tornadoes… for good? This is likely the thought…
US looks to roll back shipping rules designed to protect vanishing right whale
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S.’s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a longstanding rule designed…
In the Arctic, the black carbon threat is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean,…