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Hydrothermal Hunt: How to recover an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
By Thom Hoffman This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This November, scientists aboard the research vessel...
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have caused global algal bloom, marine extinction
An artist’s impression of a massive impact. Credit: NASA Goddard By Lillian Steenblik Hwang The asteroid impact suspected of killing the dinosaurs may also have triggered a global algal bloom that...
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Medieval solution to climate change
By Miles Traer Scientists drill into sediments in the Gulf of Mexico to unlock the cause of the “little ice age,” a cold period that occurred throughout medieval times. Cartoonist Miles Traer asks,...
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Harbor seals hang out on glacier ice
Harbor seals resting on glacier ice calved from a tidewater glacier in McBride Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska. Credit: Jamie Womble/U.S. National Park Service. by Emily Benson Harbor seals...
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Hydrothermal Hunt: Mapping Earth’s Ocean Seafloor
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. On this voyage, scientists aboard the research vessel Falkor hoped...
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Seesawing sea surface height corresponds with global temperatures, study finds
by Emily Benson Sea levels are rising worldwide, but not at a constant rate. Higher sea levels mean floods can reach further inland and storms can cause more damage.Credit: U.S. National Park Service,...
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Ocean circulation changes may have killed cold-water corals
By Lillian Steenblik Hwang Successive and abrupt changes in North Atlantic ocean circulation over the past 4,500 years seem to have caused major reductions in some cold-water coral ecosystems, finds a...
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Study finds high melt rates on Antarctica’s most stable ice shelf
By Annie Reisewitz Scripps postdoctoral researcher Matt Siegfried at the Whillans Ice Stream field camp on Antarctica.Credit: Scripps Oceanography/Oliver Marsh A new study measured a melting rate that...
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Rapid warming over the Indian Ocean reduces marine productivity
By Roxy Mathew Koll Roxy Mathew Koll is a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune, India, and lead author of the new study, “A reduction in marine primary productivity...
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Study shows North Atlantic Ocean carbon storage doubled over last decade
Submitted by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Communications Office A new study shows that the North Atlantic Ocean absorbed 100 percent more man-made carbon...
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Embarking on a research cruise
By Nanci Bompey Tonight I will fly to Oregon to meet up with scientists from Oregon State University and embark on my first research cruise. I will be an observer aboard the R/V Oceanus, a mid-sized...
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Scientists develop model to predict coastal dead zones
by Brenda Alling Dead zones are often caused by the decay of algae during algal blooms, like this one off the coast of La Jolla, San Diego, California.Credit: Alejandro Diaz (public domain) Scientists...
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2,400 meters under the South Pacific
This is the first in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers on the latest expedition of the Schmidt Ocean Institute. by Peter Girguis My name is Peter Girguis, and on behalf of...
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Inside the Box: Bringing Vent Life to the Surface
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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Bringing the Seafloor into Focus
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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The Struggle to Survive
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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Living Together in the Deep Sea
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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Among Waves and Whirlwinds: A Mid-Cruise Account
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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Back Again
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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All Aboard!
This is the latest in a series of dispatches from scientists and education officers aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor. This April scientists aboard the research vessel are exploring the...
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