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Oceanography
July 17, 2019
Australian finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago
A fisherman said on Wednesday he was looking for the author of a message in a bottle found off the southern Australian coast ...
July 10, 2019
'A floodier future': Scientists say records will be broken
The federal government is warning Americans to brace for a "floodier" future. Government scientists predict 40 places in the ...
July 10, 2019
Scientists get peek into how some fish change sex as adults
If in the beginning there was male and female, fish seem to have forgotten the memo. For nearly 500 fish species, including ...
July 03, 2019
Scientists sound alarm after 6 rare whale deaths in a month
A half-dozen North Atlantic right whales have died in the past month, leading scientists, government officials and ...
June 25, 2019
Scientists on Madeira see new 'plasticrust' sea pollution
Researchers say they may have identified a new kind of plastic pollution in the sea and they're calling it "plasticrust.
Red Tide, Dead Fish
June 20, 2019
Florida gov signs bill ratcheting up fight against red tide
Florida's governor signed a bill Thursday directing the state to work with a private marine institute to study and combat the ...
June 20, 2019
Scientists record singing by rare right whale for first time
It's not America's Top 40, but it's a cutting edge song. Federal marine biologists for the first time have recorded singing ...
June 19, 2019
New study to examine feeding habits of Cape Cod great whites
Researchers on Cape Cod are launching a new study focused on the hunting and feeding habits of the region's great white ...
CLIMATE-FEWER FISH
June 11, 2019
In hot water? Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%
The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate ...
June 10, 2019
Vaping device maker sponsoring public health research
A historically black college in Tennessee is planning to research the impact of electronic cigarettes and vaping with a grant ...
June 01, 2019
Feds to investigate spike in gray whale deaths on West Coast
U.S. scientists said Friday they will investigate why an unusual number of gray whales are washing up dead on West Coast ...
May 29, 2019
Link to stress, health of whales might be in giant mouths
Whale researchers in New England believe they've found a new way to measure the amount of stress felt by whales when they ...
May 21, 2019
Wind developer seeks proposals for whale monitoring system
The developer of a wind farm off Massachusetts is taking steps to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale.
May 20, 2019
2020 hopeful Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund
Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet said Monday he wants to commit $1 trillion for underwriting research and ...
May 20, 2019
Alaska's fledgling commercial seaweed industry grows
Alaska's fledgling commercial seaweed industry is growing, with producers excited about this year's harvest. There were no ...
May 15, 2019
Explorer recounts making the deepest ocean dive in history
Taking the hours-long journey to what is believed to be the deepest point mankind has visited in any ocean was a complicated ...
May 06, 2019
NOAA picks URI to host its new ocean exploration institute
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that it has picked the University of Rhode Island as the ...
April 21, 2019
Waikiki flood concerns spur push for Hawaii shore protection
Hawaii's iconic Waikiki Beach could soon be underwater as rising sea levels caused by climate change overtake its white sand ...
April 19, 2019
Groundbreaking Indian Ocean science mission reaches an end
The British-led Nekton scientific mission on Thursday completed a seven-week expedition in the Indian Ocean aimed at ...
April 14, 2019
Seychelles president's underwater speech: Protect our oceans
In a striking speech delivered from deep below the ocean's surface, the Seychelles president on Sunday made a global plea for ...
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