To the Moon and beyond: NASA's Artemis program
The Artemis program is NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars.
Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2022
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News tagged with ocean surface
ENSO combination mode's role in the maintenance of the anomalous anticyclone over North Pacific in boreal summer
In a paper published in Science China Earth Sciences, Prof. Wenjun Zhang from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology demonstrated that the ENSO combination mode plays an important role in maintaining the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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Two-year countdown for deep seabed mining
The clock is ticking down fast but is there a need to rush? In 2021, the island nation of Nauru triggered a treaty provision known as the "two-year rule" that obliges the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to finalize and ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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Warming oceans may force New Zealand's sperm and blue whales to shift to cooler southern waters
The world's oceans are absorbing more than 90% of the excess heat and energy generated by rising greenhouse gas emissions.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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Could shipworms be destroying the wreck of Captain Cook's Endeavour?
A shipwreck believed to be that of Captain James Cook's HMS Endeavour is being eaten by shipworms in its resting place off the United States coastline.
Archaeology
Aug 17, 2022
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Compound extreme events stress the oceans
It's not just the land that is groaning under the heat—the ocean is also suffering from heatwaves. In the Mediterranean Sea along the Italian and Spanish coasts, for example, water temperatures are currently up to 5 °C ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2022
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W. Mediterranean hit by 'exceptional' heatwave: experts
An "exceptional" marine heatwave is gripping the western Mediterranean with surface temperatures up to five degrees Celsius (41 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average, according to experts contacted by AFP.
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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North Atlantic temperature helps forecast extreme events in Northeast Brazil up to three months in advance
The sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean can be a predictor up to three months in advance of extreme climate events involving reduced rainfall and intense drought in the Northeast region of Brazil. This is ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Mangrove forest found living in freshwater
An international team of researchers has found a mangrove forest living in a freshwater part of the Amazonian delta. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes their study of the Amazonian ...
Pioneering climate change research reveals long-term global carbon cycle impacts
A new study in Nature Geoscience, co-authored by Dr. Heather Ford from Queen Mary's School of Geography, uses a unique research model to illustrate how past geologic periods can help us understand future climate changes.
Earth Sciences
Jul 15, 2022
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