One of the most damaging invasive species in the oceans has breached a major barrier – the Amazon-Orinoco river plume – and is spreading along Brazil’s coast. Scientists are trying to catch up.
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Scientists have detected a 30% slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate, sea level and marine life.
Brain injury survivors report the sport can give constant opportunities for learning and a way to reevaulate emotions.
The ocean absorbs a quarter of the CO₂ emitted by humans, thanks in particular to phytoplankton, including diazotrophs. Knowing how to model them is crucial to understanding the ocean’s role in climate.
The world’s oceans regulate our climate, but they are entering uncharted territory, with record surface warming and changes to Antarctica’s deep meltwater which drives global currents.
The tiny organisms that cause harmful blooms of algae can have a big impact on your trip to the shore. A toxicologist explains what causes these events and how to keep people and pets safe.
El Niño can trigger intense and widespread periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves. They can devastate marine life.
By analyzing small samples of killer whale fat, scientists can learn about the diets of different killer whale populations. This has implications for our understanding of changing ecosystems.
Working with underwater robots, scientists show how deep sea mountains and fast currents between Antarctica and South America play a crucial role in stabilizing the climate.
As the number of protected areas continues to grow, fisher households in Indonesia are still among the poorest of the poor.
Fairbourne on the west coast of Wales is at risk from both rising sea levels and river flooding.
In a plot reminiscent of the 2004 movie The Day After Tomorrow?, Australian scientists are warning that the Southern Ocean’s deep “overturning” circulation is slowing and headed for collapse.
A study shows that exposure to polyester microfibres inhibits growth in mussels.
Images of the 2011 tsunami did not look as I had expected, and pointed to the sublime, when experience exceeds our frameworks of understanding. My exhibit ‘Salients’ treats this theme.
A handful of wealthy states have so far monopolised the benefits of exploring the remote ocean.
The melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will contribute for a long time to sea level rise, which will test humanity’s capacity to adapt.
Over 100 shark and ray species were recently added to an international treaty, known as the CITES list, to protect them from the threat of unsustainable and illegal trade.
Pam Longobardi collects and documents ocean plastic waste and transforms it into public art and photography. Her work makes statements about consumption, globalism and conservation.
To guard against extinction, we must advocate for common species.
Climate change is making oceans more acidic globally. Now, scientists are finding that large storms can send pulses of acidic water into bays and estuaries, further stressing fish and shellfish.
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Harold T. Stearns Professor of Earth Science, Wesleyan University
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans and Scientia Professor in Oceanography, UNSW
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Research Scientist, Stanford University
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Faculty Research Associate in Marine Biology, Arizona State University
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Chief Research Scientist - Environment, CSIRO
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Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Victoria
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor of Complex Systems and Environmental Policy, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University