A shallower pool may have subtle effects on swimmers’ performance – but perhaps not the ones you’d think.
- Associate Professor, UNSW
Giant eddy currents in the sea spread heat. But if trapped in place, they can cause marine heatwaves deadly to sea life. And there’s a big one shaping up off Sydney right now.
A sea voyage and a satellite mission will combine to produce a more detailed picture of the ocean’s currents than ever before.
Shrinking satellites are making it cheaper and more accessible to do science in space.
The game of curling is centuries old, but exactly what makes the stones curl as they slide over the ice is still a mystery.
A trip to the beach is a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.
The grisly discovery of a disembodied foot on a NSW beach was a tragic twist in the mystery of missing woman Melissa Caddick. Such tragedies can also reveal hidden currents connecting the planet.
There’s much more to waves than the part you see at the beach.
Almost 30 years ago the world responded to the realisation that our ozone layer was in trouble. The resulting Montreal Protocol was a rare example of global cooperation, but there’s no room for complacency.
Walter Munk might be the most under-appreciated man in surfing, but he is a big deal in ocean science. If you’ve ever checked a surf forecast before paddling out, you have him to thank.
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