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Oceanography
Oceanography: the study of the physical and the biological aspects of the ocean. It is an Earth science covering a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of processes within: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climatology, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology and physics.
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FEB 25, 2025Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2025Earth & The Environment
Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2025Plants & Animals
What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 05, 2025Earth & The Environment
New research has analyzed melt patterns on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study determined that cracks are opening up fas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2025Earth & The Environment
What steps can researchers take to reduce the amount of harmful algal blooms (HABs), which pose threats to marine ecosys ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Cyanobacteria are single celled microbes that can photosynthesize, and they helped generate Earth's atmosphere to make c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
What impacts did climate change have on ocean temperatures in 2024? This is what a recent study published in Advances in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 15, 2024Earth & The Environment
The deepest part of the oceans known as the hadal zone, where there is total darkness and extreme pressure. And some wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2024Earth & The Environment
How much does sulfur emitted by marine life cool the atmosphere and help mitigate the effects of climate change? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 04, 2024Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can researchers help bolster the resilience of marine ecosystems because of climate change? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Comb jelly are doing more than getting by with the help of a friend.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2024Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
How can oceanic microbes help produce antibiotics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
Our planet has an outer layer made up of several plates, which move relative to one another. While we may take this know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2024Earth & The Environment
Microscopic marine fossils can reveal more about the climate of the ancient past; what we are experiencing now; and what ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2024Plants & Animals
How can scientists protect biodiversity across the Earth while climate change continues to ravage the planet? This is wh ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 25, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In 2023, the average surface air temperature of the planet was 1.43ºC above pre-industrial levels, which exceeded expect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Most people probably think of glaciers as massive blocks of white ice. But many glaciers have dark patches because of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2025
Plants & Animals
What can whale poop teach us about ocean nutrients? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth &
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 05, 2025
Earth & The Environment
New research has analyzed melt patterns on the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study determined that cracks are opening up fas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What steps can researchers take to reduce the amount of harmful algal blooms (HABs), which pose threats to marine ecosys
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cyanobacteria are single celled microbes that can photosynthesize, and they helped generate Earth's atmosphere to make c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
What impacts did climate change have on ocean temperatures in 2024? This is what a recent study published in Advances in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 15, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The deepest part of the oceans known as the hadal zone, where there is total darkness and extreme pressure. And some wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How much does sulfur emitted by marine life cool the atmosphere and help mitigate the effects of climate change? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 04, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane and nitrous oxide have been steadily rising for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have long sought to understand the Messinian Salinity Crisis. During this ecological catastrophe...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can researchers help bolster the resilience of marine ecosystems because of climate change? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Comb jelly are doing more than getting by with the help of a friend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has determined that from 1970 to 2019, tropical cyclones caused 1,945 disast
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
How can oceanic microbes help produce antibiotics? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Our planet has an outer layer made up of several plates, which move relative to one another. While we may take this know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Microscopic marine fossils can reveal more about the climate of the ancient past; what we are experiencing now; and what
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2024
Plants & Animals
How can scientists protect biodiversity across the Earth while climate change continues to ravage the planet? This is wh
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc