Oceans & Cryosphere

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) Fossil fuels have hidden the true cost of 8 billion people. Here’s what could happen when the illusion ends. Fast-forward half a century, and food is thankfully not yet made of people, but the crisis of an ever-growing population remains. So,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (687+ words) What if some of the smallest ocean currents turned out to be some of the most powerful forces shaping our planet's climate? Wang joined Texas A&M after working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California for over nine…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (739+ words) New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago   (590+ words) “Such cracking events are only going to increase as the climate warms, so it’s more critical now than ever to understand the physical processes behind them,” Whelihan says. “Such an understanding will require building technology that can persist in the…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago   (377+ words) “The Arctic will be ice-free in 2050. It’s a great headline. It’s truthful, but it isn’t the full story,” Tony Russell told the audience at the Arctic Security Conference in Oslo last month. Less ice certainly doesn’t mean safer. In fact,…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (721+ words) Island nation is one of the world’s biggest emitters on a per capita basis New Zealand's climate is entering "uncharted territory" as greenhouse gas concentrations hit record highs and extreme weather intensifies, according to a new government report. The report,…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (367+ words) A deep-sea exploration team has discovered 57 new species – including one they compare to a SpongeBob SquarePants character. The Schmidt Ocean Institute said one vivid orange sea star bore an "uncanny resemblance to the cartoon character 'Patrick Star,'" even seemingly displaying…...

12+ hour, 33+ min ago   (594+ words) The Gidarjil Development Corporation has acquired full accreditation from the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and international ISO/IEC quality standards for its water testing facility, Nyamgim Gung Laboratory. The achievement awards the laboratory – with an all-female ranger program…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (427+ words) (ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Inst / SWNS) A deep-sea exploration team has discovered 57 new species – including one they compare to a Spongebob Squarepants character. The Schmidt Ocean Institute said one vivid orange sea star bore an “uncanny resemblance to the cartoon…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago   (648+ words) Researchers in South Korea have developed conventional, real-time, and ultrafast real-time PCR assays that distinguish the morphologically similar sea squirts Styela clava and Styela plicata within fifty minutes, offering a rapid tool for seafood authentication and food inspection....