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Oceanography
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sbs.com.auworld1 day ago
Team of 80 Scientists to Sail to Greenland on Research Ship
An international team of about 80 scientists and crew will sail to Greenland aboard the polar research ship RSS David Attenborough to study whether the island's melting glaciers could disrupt a major Atlantic current system and alter Europe's climate.
world1 day ago
Expedition Produces 3D Models of Shackleton and Scott Shipwrecks
A Royal Canadian Geographical Society team used the Alvin submersible to create 3D digital models of the two vessels in the Labrador Sea. The 21-day effort began July 2, 2025, and documented the sites where the ships sank decades after their polar voyages.
dimsumdaily.hkscience3 days ago
Rifting Event at Southeast Indian Ridge Produced 160 Million Cubic Meters of Lava
A rifting episode began on 26 April 2024 along the Southeast Indian Ridge near 37° S. Instruments recorded 4 m of subsidence, more than 1 m of extension, and rapid lava emplacement over 16 days. The observations combined hydroacoustic, ranging, pressure and mapping data.
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news.google.comworld4 days ago
Seafloor at Indian Ocean Ridge Collapsed 14 Feet and Expanded 3 Feet During 2024 Tremors
Researchers captured the first direct observation of seafloor creation during a 2024 event at the Southeast Indian Ridge. The data showed the process occurs in sudden lurches rather than steady increments.
Science Newsscience8 days ago
British-funded robots to study Greenland glacier melt starting July 16
The GIANT expedition will send submarines, sensors and aircraft to study ice-ocean boundaries in southeast and northwest Greenland. Science News reported the $26 million project aims to improve data for climate models.
rte.iescience18 days ago
Expedition Finds Record Whale Skeletons at 2400 Meters West of Australia
Researchers in a deep-sea submersible encountered multiple whale skeletons west of Australia in 2023. The remains at 2400 meters depth form the largest, deepest and oldest collection documented on the sea floor. @ScienceMagazine reported the unprecedented abundance uncovered duri…
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rnz.co.nzscience24 days ago
Researchers Find World's Deepest Whale Graveyard at 7002 Metres
@NewScientist reported that a 2023 submersible expedition located 485 whale-fall and fossil sites in the Diamantina Zone. The find includes a new extinct beaked-whale species and specimens up to 5.26 million years old.
theconversation.comscience29 days ago
Ocean Heat Content Rises in Region Since 1990s
Ocean heat in the region has increased since the 1990s. The change coincides with shifts in ocean currents, effects on marine life, and local sea level changes.
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Science Newsscience30 days ago
North Atlantic cold patch linked to weakening ocean current
A patch of cooler water in the North Atlantic has been tied to reduced heat transport by a major ocean current. Researchers analyzed temperature and heat flux records dating back to 1870.
sciencealert.comscience34 days ago
Fram Strait Seafloor Records Show More Iceberg-Delivered Dropstones Since Early 2000s
@Nature reported that four decades of shipboard records document an abrupt increase in iceberg occurrence beginning in the early 2000s, traced to outlet glaciers in northeast Greenland and the Russian High Arctic.
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nypost.comworld52 days ago
Researchers Map Previously Uncharted Island in Northwestern Weddell Sea
A German research team identified and surveyed an island in the northwestern Weddell Sea that had been marked only as a navigation hazard on nautical charts. The discovery occurred during an expedition aboard the icebreaker Polarstern last month.
thecanary.coworld68 days ago
Scientists Identify Causes of Antarctic Sea Ice Decline Since 2015
Antarctic sea ice began a steep decline in 2015 after decades of expansion. A study published on May 2, 2026, describes a three-phase process involving stronger westerly winds, warmer deep water rising to the surface, and a self-reinforcing cycle of warmer, saltier surface waters…