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Fish farms in the Caribbean would make tons of food
Fish farming—or aquaculture—in the Caribbean could produce more than 34 million metric tons of seafood per year—more than two orders of magnitude larger than the region’s current seafood production, a...
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To boost offshore wind farms, predict sea breezes
A new way to understand sea breezes using sophisticated forecasting methods could make offshore wind farms a more predictable source of energy. The behavior of offshore sea breezes, and how the ocean...
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New cave creature is like a ‘swimming centipede’
A recent research trip to the Caribbean may have hit the jackpot: the discovery of at least one new species of ocean life. “We collected what we believe is a new remipede species, likely related to...
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When oil rigs become reefs, everyone benefits
New research digs into the history, ecology, and pragmatics of efforts to turn oil rigs into human-made reefs. Offshore oil platforms have an immense presence, physically, financially, and...
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When corals go extinct, it hurts the survivors
The extinction of many coral species may be weakening reef systems and siphoning life out of the corals that remain, according to a new study. In the shallows off Fiji’s Pacific shores, marine...
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Melting ice sheets could wreak havoc by 2100
A new study simulates the effects that, under current climate policies, melting ice sheets will have on ocean temperatures and circulation patterns as well as on air temperatures by the year 2100. The...
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Method converts plastic trash into clean fuel
A new chemical conversion process could transform the world’s polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels. The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons...
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How do sea snakes in salt water get a drink?
New research solves the mystery of how sea snakes, who live surrounded by salty ocean water, stay hydrated. Previously, scientists thought that sea snakes were able to drink seawater, but recent...
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Map tracks overlap of sharks, tuna, and ships
Researchers have combined maps of marine predator habitats with satellite tracks of fishing fleets to identify regions where they overlap—a step toward more effective wildlife management on the high...
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Water-splitting system pulls green fuel from seawater
Researchers have devised a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes, and saltwater from San Francisco Bay. The findings demonstrate a new way of separating hydrogen and oxygen gas...
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Warmer seas will limit food supply from fisheries
Climate change is beginning to disrupt the complex, interconnected systems that underpin the world’s fisheries and the food they provide, report researchers. Fish provide a vital source of protein for...
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Not all coral reefs mind warm water
Hot water means bleaching coral, so it stands to reason that reefs in warm water near the equator have a higher risk. A new study finds that’s not quite the case. “I think that’s what most people...
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Methane bubbles hint at offshore quakes to come
Methane bubbles that squeeze out of sediment and rise from the seafloor off the coast of Washington provide important clues to what will happen during a major offshore earthquake, according to a new...
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The ocean captures gigatonnes of our CO2
Researchers have determined how much human-made CO2 emissions the ocean took up between 1994 and 2007. Not all of the CO2 that the combustion of fossil fuels generates remains in the atmosphere and...
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Dolphins have fewer babies when waters heat up
Climate change may have more far-reaching consequences for the conservation of marine mammals than previously thought, according to new research. In Shark Bay in Western Australia in early 2011, a heat...
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IVF corals can take the heat of a warmer world
Researchers have bred corals to make them better able to cope with our changing climate—rising sea temperatures and increased acidity. They’re now growing in experimental field conditions on the Great...
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Cthulhu-like creature crawled the depths of ancient oceans
Researchers have identified a 430 million-year-old fossil as a new species related to living sea cucumbers. They named the creature Sollasina cthulhu, after HP Lovecraft’s tentacled monster, Cthulhu....
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Barnacle ‘GPS’ tracks millions of years of whale migration
Barnacles that hitch rides on the backs of humpback and gray whales not only record details about the whales’ yearly travels, but also hang on to the information after they fossilize. That helps...
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Oceans have a bunch of ways to lock away carbon
Oceans are the Earth’s largest carbon sink. Now, a new study aims to explain how ocean pumps capture and store it. Knowing the mechanics of how things work will become increasingly important as the...
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‘Unusual and cute’ new species could redefine the crab
A newly discovered, 95-million-year-old species will force scientists to rethink the definition of a crab—and perhaps the disparate ways animals evolve over time. The researchers announced the...
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