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Study shows North Atlantic Ocean CO2 storage doubled over last decade

A University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science-led study shows that the North Atlantic absorbed 50 percent more man-made carbon…

Topography shapes biodiversity, and not only through temperature

Mountains are home to many living species, with biodiversity typically peaking at mid-altitudes. Scientists have long struggled to explain why this is the…

Study finds toxic pollutants in fish across the world's oceans

A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants,…

Digitizing the coral reef: You can only protect what you know

Coral reefs are complex ecosystems with high biodiversity

Climate Change: Ocean Warming Underestimated

In principle, water in the oceans acts like a mercury thermometer: when the temperature goes up, the liquid expands and climbs up the little tube. Since the…

NASA provides a look at post-blizzard snowfall and winds

The RapidScat instrument flies aboard the International Space Station and measures surface winds over the ocean. On Jan. 23 at 5 a.m. EST, RapidScat showed…

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