Smithsonian Magazine21d
In a First, Scientists Find Animals Thriving Beneath the Ocean Floor in Hidden Habitats Near Deep-Sea Vents
The discovery of worms and snails confirms that these still-mysterious, dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible above the crust Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A sample of ocean ...
CNN25d
Over a year of astonishing ocean heat has given way to the largest coral bleaching on record
A bleached coral is not dead, but ocean temperatures need to cool off for any hope of recovery. At least 14% of the world’s remaining corals were estimated to have died in the previous two ...
Los Angeles Times26d
High waves sweep beachgoers into the ocean in Oahu, claiming lives of California man and Oklahoma woman
Two people are dead, including a 63-year-old Hollister, Calif., man, and one injured after being swept into the ocean by strong currents this week at Ke Iki Beach in Pupukea on Oahu’s North ...
Geographical27d
Geo explainer: Ocean currents – how do they work & why are they important?
These vast, swirling conveyor belts are key to many of our planet’s processes – take a look at how vital ocean currents are Covering 71 per cent of the planet – and holding 97 per cent of its water – ...
CNN29d
NASA launches mission to investigate a potentially habitable ocean world
Europa Clipper will serve as NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying an ice-covered ocean world in our solar system, and it aims to determine whether the moon could be habitable for life ...
Military.com29d
Historic Ocean Liner Could Soon Become the World's Largest Artificial Reef
PHILADELPHIA — The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord have resolved a years-old rent dispute that will clear the way for a Florida county to turn the ...