Gas explosion risk at stricken North Sea rig
French energy giant Total readied a mini-submarine in a bid to inspect a huge gas leak at a North Sea rig but played down fears of a massive explosion.
Mar 29, 2012
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Mar 29, 2012
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Fiery volcano offers geologic glimpse into land that time forgot
The first scientists to witness exploding rock and molten lava from a deep sea volcano, seen during a 2009 expedition, report that the eruption was near a tear in the Earth's crust that is mimicking the birth ...
Oct 19, 2011
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Ocean science robot revolution hits symbolic millionth milestone
(Phys.org)—An innovative global observing system based on drifting sensors cycling from the surface to the ocean mid-depths is being celebrated by scientists today after reaching a major milestone – one ...
Dec 12, 2012
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Flotsam from Japan's tsunami to hit US West Coast
(AP) -- John Anderson has discovered just about everything during the 30 years he's combed Washington state's beaches - glass fishing floats, hockey gloves, bottled messages, even hundreds of mismatched pairs ...
Apr 01, 2011
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For Aquarius, sampling seas no 'grain of salt' task
(PhysOrg.com) -- The breakthrough moment for oceanographer Gary Lagerloef, the principal investigator for NASA's new Aquarius mission, came in 1991. That's when he knew it would be possible to make precise ...
May 26, 2011
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Great Lakes water level sensitive to climate change
The water level in the Great Lakes has varied by only about two meters during the last century, helping them to play a vital role in the region's shipping, fishing, recreation and power generation industries.
Jan 13, 2009
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Thousands of marine animals still in danger from hidden oil in Gulf
University of Georgia oceanographer Samantha Joye, like most scientists, always has a plan. Especially when it involves complex, expensive research cruises.
Sep 21, 2010
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New current meter provides answers for lobster industry, oyster farmers, scientists
When a federal fisheries scientist sought to learn how ocean currents affect the catch rate of lobsters, he turned to a University of Rhode Island oceanographer who had developed an innovative and inexpensive meter for measuring ...
Sep 14, 2010
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3 Questions: John Marshall on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
(PhysOrg.com) -- More than a month after the tragic events that set off the largest oil spill in U.S. history, scientists and BP officials continue to disagree over the amount of oil that has escaped into ...
Jun 01, 2010
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Nutrient shift occurring in the Gulf of Maine could affect planktonic ecosystem
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Gulf of Maine waters are cooler, fresher and lower in nitrate than they were 30 years ago, causing a nutrient shift that has potential implications for the structure of the planktonic ecosystem, according ...
Aug 26, 2010
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Ocean Stored Significant Warming Over Last 16 Years: Research
The upper layer of the world’s ocean has warmed since 1993, indicating a strong climate change signal, according to a new study. The energy stored is enough to power nearly 500 100-watt light bulbs per each ...
May 19, 2010
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A secret hidden in Australia's ocean eddies
Deep-diving ocean "gliders" have revealed the journey of Bass Strait water from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean.
Feb 22, 2012
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Volcano fuels massive phytoplankton bloom
Advocates for seeding regions of the ocean with iron to combat global warming should be interested in a new study published today in Geophysical Research Letters.
Oct 06, 2010
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Temperature Trackers Watch Our Watery World
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climatologists have long known that human-produced greenhouse gases have been the dominant drivers of Earth's observed warming since the start of the Industrial Revolution. But other factors ...
Feb 23, 2010
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Speed of ocean acidification concerns scientists
Speaking at the Third International Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO2 World this week in Monterey, California, Dr Daniela Schmidt, a geologist from the University of Bristol, warned that current rates ...
Sep 27, 2012
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