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Gas from bacteria affects how clouds form
Bacteria play a role in cloud formation, researchers report. Meteorologists have known for almost 50 years that the proverbial flapping of a butterfly’s wings can trigger a hurricane in a completely...
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One part of the ocean actually cooled down over time
Despite climate change affecting the entire planet’s surface, areas of the Southern Ocean have bucked the trend. New research explains why. Since the middle of the 19th century, the average global...
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Yes, human activity is to blame for sea-level rise
New research reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities and not to changes in Earth’s orbit. Surprisingly, the Earth had nearly ice-free conditions with carbon dioxide levels...
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Warming oceans choke fish as habitats get less ‘breathable’
The ability of marine animals to thrive in ocean water off the West Coast from Mexico to Canada may depend on how “breathable” the water is, new research shows. The cool, nutrient-rich water of the...
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Giant armored fish moseyed with its mouth open
The prehistoric fish Titanichthys fed by swimming through water slowly with its mouth open wide to capture high concentrations of plankton, researchers report. Their new study digs into the jaw...
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Physics-defying ocean critter’s ‘propeller’ caught on camera
Researchers have captured on video the physics-defying trick a tiny crustacean called Acartia uses to move through water. Walk along an Oregon beach and scoop up standing water left by the tide. Inside...
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Algorithm speeds up ocean search-and-rescue missions
A new algorithm can speed up search and rescue operations at sea, according to a new study. The algorithm accurately predicts locations to which objects and people floating in water will drift....
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Most common ocean organisms host virus in DNA
The most common group of organisms in the ocean and perhaps on the entire planet thrives despite of, or perhaps because of, the ability to host viruses in their DNA, report researchers. Part of the...
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Climate change to make extreme waves more frequent
Over the next 80 years, a warming planet will cause stronger storm winds, triggering larger and more frequent extreme waves, according to new research. Researchers simulated Earth’s changing climate...
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Antarctic sea lizard laid mystery fossil named ‘The Thing’
A mysterious fossil is actually a giant, soft-shell egg from about 66 million years ago, researchers report. In 2011, Chilean scientists discovered a mysterious fossil in Antarctica that looked like a...
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Catalyst could help turn seawater into fuel for Navy ships
A “potassium-promoted” catalyst brings the Navy’s quest to power its ships by converting seawater into fuel closer to reality, researchers report. They’ve demonstrated that a potassium-promoted...
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Sharks are disappearing from the world’s oceans
Shark populations around the world have seen an alarming and continual drop in the past 70 years, according to a new study. The findings suggest that despite conservation efforts, many species have...
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Carbon dioxide threatens life in the Gulf of Mexico
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the Gulf of Mexico are becoming harmful to marine life and the commercial fishing industry, researchers warn. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has...
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Clean skies are a window to Earth in 1850
Satellite data over the Southern Hemisphere clarifies the makeup of global clouds since the Industrial Revolution—and suggests clouds then were not so different than clouds today, according to a new...
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Team finds paint, baby formula, and more in oysters
Researchers have found the widespread presence of human bacterial pathogens and human-derived microdebris materials, including plastics, kerosene, paint, talc, and milk supplement powders in oysters in...
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Stealthy, ultra-black fish skin absorbs 99.5% of light
At least 16 species of deep-sea fish have evolved ultra-black skin that absorbs more than 99.5% of the light that hits them, researchers report. Their stealthy skin makes them nearly impossible to pick...
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Acidic oceans could affect future adhesives
The effects of seawater’s changing chemistry on ocean creatures may offer insights to future adhesives. Jonathan Wilker, professor of chemistry and materials engineering at Purdue University, has spent...
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New deep-sea isopod is shockingly large
Researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea giant isopod, Bathynomus raksasa. This is the first time that the genus Bathynomus has been collected in Indonesian waters. It’s also one of the...
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The ocean’s chemistry isn’t the same everywhere
A new study overturns a 130-year-old assumption about the chemistry of ocean water. Ocean chemistry is a complex mixture of particles, ions, and nutrients. And for over a century, scientists believed...
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Jupiter’s moons may keep each other toasty
Interactions between Jupiter’s moons may bear more responsibility for their warm interiors than heating from Jupiter alone, researchers report. Jupiter’s moons are hot. Well, hotter than they should...
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