(PhysOrg.com) -- Oceanographers are using data collected by elephant seals to improve their map of the seafloor on Antarctica's continental shelf. The new map results from a collaboration between Daniel Costa, a professor ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2010
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Florida's sandy beaches aren't just beautiful and one of the biggest money-makers in the state's tourism-based economy. They're also the first line of defense against storm surge flooding during hurricanes.
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2022
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Ocean circulation patterns have a profound effect on global climate. Waves deep within the ocean play an important role in establishing this circulation, arising when tidal currents oscillate over an uneven ocean bottom. ...
Soft Matter
Jun 20, 2017
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Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef have discovered corals at depths never before thought possible, with a deep-sea robot finding specimens in waters nearly as dark as night.
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2013
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An oil spill from a platform off Scotland in the North Sea is the biggest in the region in a decade, the British government said Monday as energy giant Shell battled to close off the leak completely.
Environment
Aug 15, 2011
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The first humans who ventured into North America crossed a land bridge from Asia that is now submerged beneath the Bering Sea, and then may have traveled down the West Coast to occupy sites in Oregon and elsewhere as long ...
Archaeology
Aug 27, 2014
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Deep-water marine fish living on the continental slopes at depths from 2,000 feet to one mile have liver pathologies, tumors and other health problems that may be linked to human-caused pollution, one of the first studies ...
Ecology
Mar 25, 2015
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As the climate warms, there is major concern that Earth's ocean will lose oxygen. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters by oceanographers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa revealed that locked in ancient ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 13, 2023
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A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could generate a tsunami when it finally breaks off, researchers warned Friday.
Environment
Dec 21, 2012
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Mauritius and the Seychelles on Tuesday signed a pact to jointly manage a continental shelf in the Indian Ocean spanning 396,000 square kilometres in what was described as a pathbreaking accord.
Environment
Mar 13, 2012
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