Every time a meteorologist predicts a hurricane's intensity, a fishing fleet plans its season, a port authority routes a cargo ship around dangerous seas, or a government braces for El Niño, they are ...

An aquarium in Hawaii may seem unnecessary given the surrounding Pacific Ocean, but a visit to the Maui Ocean Center will offer a deeper understanding of the marine world. Maui Ocean Center, Hawaii's ...

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Accurate experiments on how ocean warming affects marine life are vital to ensure we can best prepare for the future, protect our food sources, and help safeguard ocean ecosystems. But some of these ...

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Atlantic bluefin tuna, the largest of all tuna species, declined precipitously toward commercial collapse in the early 2000s after decades of overfishing. The species has since rebounded across most ...

A new AI-driven method called GOFLOW is turning weather satellite images into highly detailed maps of ocean currents. By tracking how temperature patterns shift over time, it can reveal fast-moving, ...

Scientific models have predicted that climate change will drive oceans in the Northern Hemisphere to warm faster than oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. However, observational data over the last 70 ...

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We already know that offshore oil drilling leads to spilling. That’s not pessimism — it’s just what history tells us. Spilling kills ocean wildlife, fouls beaches and disrupts coastal economies. Many ...