Oceans

  1. Climate

    Solar panels are poised to be truly green

    Solar panels are about to break even on their energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

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  2. Oceans

    Coral die-off in Great Barrier Reef reaches record levels

    Bleaching has killed more than two-thirds of corals in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have confirmed.

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  3. Climate

    Say hola to La Niña

    La Niña, El Niño’s meteorological sister, has officially taken over and could alter weather patterns throughout the world this winter.

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  4. Environment

    Ocean plastic emits chemical that may trick seabirds into eating trash

    Some seabirds might be eating plastic because it emits a chemical that smells like food.

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  5. Environment

    Ocean plastic emits chemical that tricks seabirds into eating trash

    Some seabirds might be eating plastic because it emits a chemical that smells like food.

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  6. Climate

    Human CO2 emissions put Arctic on track to be ice-free by 2050

    Sea ice is shrinking by about three square meters for each metric ton of carbon dioxide emitted, new research suggests.

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  7. Climate

    Warmer waters bring earlier plankton blooms

    As oceans warm, phytoplankton grow quickly.

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  8. Oceans

    Reef rehab could help threatened corals make a comeback

    Reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures. Directed spawning, microfragmenting and selective breeding may help.

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  9. Life

    Ocean archaea more vulnerable to deep-sea viruses than bacteria

    Deep-sea viruses kill archaea disproportionately more often than bacteria, a killing spree with important impacts on the global carbon cycle.

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  10. Oceans

    Atlantic monument is home to unique and varied creatures

    A region of ocean off the coast of Cape Cod has become the first U.S. marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

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  11. Physics

    A metallic odyssey, what’s causing sunspots and more reader feedback

    Metallic hydrogen, sunspot formation, salty desalination leftovers and more in reader feedback.

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  12. Animals

    Barnacles track whale migration

    The mix of oxygen isotopes in the shells of barnacles that latch on to baleen whales may divulge how whale migration routes have changed over millions of years.

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