The Naval Oceanography Antisubmarine Warfare Center in Yokosuka, Japan, provides around-the-clock weather tracking and forecasting to protect Navy ships and military communities from unpredictable Pacific typhoons.
The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.
In a devastated section of the Coral Triangle in the Pacific Ocean, a conservation group is trying to build an artificial reef.
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Ten people. Eight weeks. Three thousand feet to pierce a fast-melting Antarctic glacier.
The brightly colored jellylike marine life, called “Velella velella,” show up every few years when strong winds blow in the right direction, scientists said.
A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest managers. It is one of 57 such facilities being shuttered.
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.Open
Blocking the narrow waterway between Russia and Alaska could help stabilize a vulnerable system of ocean currents, scientists found in a study.
Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry.