Crown-of-thorns outbreak developing in northern Great Barrier Reef
Crown of thorns starfish are voracious predators (Photo: Shutterstock) By Mark ‘Crowley’ Russell Scientists are responding to an…
A North Atlantic Right Whale Baby Boom Is On—but the Species Remains at Risk
After nearly two decades, the baby whale came back—as a mother, with a baby of its own. Julie…
Great Salt Lake Roundworm Gets Shoshone Name
Newswise — Nematodes recently discovered in the Great Salt Lake belong to at least one species that is…
Rare whale seen at Donegal Bay last year spotted nearly 5,000km away close to Boston
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Subsurface ocean ‘storms’ linked to rapid Antarctic ice melt
image: ©nikkytok | iStock UC Irvine and NASA researchers have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves…
Continental peels fuel ocean volcanoes
A piece of the lowermost continental mantle (the crystalline roots of the continents). This represents the material that…
WHOI’s Michael Spall Awarded AGU Harald Sverdrup Lecture Recognizing Outstanding Contributions to Ocean Science
Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2025) — The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is proud to…
Chinese satellite clears in-orbit test to track salinity from space
China has achieved another milestone in marine science. Its first satellite dedicated to ocean salinity detection has completed…
Southern Ocean Secrets from the Last Ice Age
Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and, like a bottle cap…
Indo-Pacific leopard sharks caught on camera mating in ‘threesome’
See shark trio recorded in rare mating scene Three Indo-Pacific leopard sharks observed near New Caledonia are believed…
Fighting Extinction, Coral Reefs Show Signs of Adapting to Warming Seas
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – As coral reefs decline at unprecedented rates, new research has revealed that some coral…