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The Arctic Seafloor Is Full of Life — And We’re About to Destroy It
The Arctic Ocean is more than just icy waters, it harbors vibrant ecosystems — but it also harbors valuable oil, gas, and ...
The Engineer10h
Seafloor cables detect Pacific Ocean earthquakes
Earthquakes have been detected in the Pacific Ocean using cable-based ocean monitoring techniques employed by scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and New Zealand’s Measurement ...
Seafloor Spreading Slowdown May Have Caused 26–32m Sea Level Drop Over Millions of Years
A reduction in seafloor spreading millions of years ago may have led to deeper ocean basins and a significant sea level drop.
Mongabay News34m
500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis
Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot ...
How scientists found a 'yellow brick road' on the Pacific Ocean floor
In 2022, researchers aboard the E/V Nautilus made a discovery on the floor of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. While surveying ...
Business Observer7d
Ocean survey company launches $1.6M mission out of St. Petersburg
Saildrone, a California-based maritime defense and oceanographic survey company with operations in St. Pete, recently ...
Sub on ocean floor comes into contact with deep-sea monster that predates dinosaurs in chilling footage
Footage of a submersible capturing some intriguing footage of a pre-historic sea animal has resurfaced, as it was making its ...
B.C. tech helping beam near-real-time data from Antarctic seafloor
New technology designed by B.C. researchers is helping provide near-real-time data monitoring the state of the ocean on Antarctica's coast.
Researchers work to map St. Pete's sea-floor with new sailboat technology
A new technology that will help predict hurricane impacts is coming to St. Pete! A sailboat will map the ocean floor in our ...
Seafloor cameras find creatures eating each other in remote South Atlantic islands
The remote South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic are a perfect place to find new and rarely seen species, and a Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition in the region is finding many of those species ...
The gift of an iceberg to the ocean
As the iceberg melts, its released elements can alter the physics and chemistry of the ocean, propelling particles from the ...