How NASA spotted El Niño changing the saltiness of coastal waters
New findings have revealed a coastal realm highly sensitive to changes in runoff and rainfall on land.
Earth Sciences
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News tagged with open waters
Antarctica's coasts are becoming less icy, researchers find
An increase in pockets of open water in Antarctica's sea ice (polynyas) may mean coastal plants and animals could one day establish on the continent, University of Otago-led research suggests.
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2024
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Study finds vulnerability in pelagic ecosystems
Fish and sharks living in the open ocean are impacted more by human pressure than their seabed-dwelling counterparts, according to a new study from The University of Western Australia.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2024
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Crippled spaceship set for fiery reentry into Earth's atmosphere
A crippled American spaceship is set to burn up in the atmosphere over a remote region of the South Pacific on Thursday, bringing a fiery end to its failed mission to land on the moon.
Space Exploration
Jan 18, 2024
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Researchers develop AI model that uses satellite images to detect plastic in oceans
More and more plastic litter ends up in oceans every day. Satellite images can help detect accumulations of litter along shores and at sea so that it can be taken out. A research team has developed a new artificial intelligence ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2023
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New research finds marine bacteria ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean
Scientists have discovered flagella in an unexpected place: hot spring-dwelling bacteria from the phylum Chloroflexota. Research shows that flagella were lost in other forms of Chloroflexota that adapted to marine environments ...
Evolution
Oct 20, 2023
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Apex predator of the Cambrian likely sought soft over crunchy prey
Biomechanical studies on the arachnid-like front "legs" of an extinct apex predator show that the 2-foot (60 centimeter) marine animal Anomalocaris canadensis was likely much weaker than once assumed. One of the largest animals ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 4, 2023
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Coastal species persist on high seas on floating plastic debris
The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean, contributing strongly to the floating community composition. This finding ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2023
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A 19th-century 'dinner plate' tool is still useful in ocean science
A simple 19th-century tool is still useful to ocean scientists in the age of satellites, new research shows. The research is published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.
Environment
Mar 14, 2023
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As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns
As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are staying north of the Bering Strait more frequently, a shift that could affect the long-term health of the bowhead population and impact the Indigenous communities that ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2023
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