Rare footage shows suckerfish as they ride whales in the ocean’s wildest ride
There are easier ways to cross an ocean, but few are as sleek and stylish as the Remora Whale Surf ...
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Some microbes used toxic gases to fight iron in Earth’s early oceans, geomicrobiologists say
Early in Earth's development, the atmosphere did not contain oxygen. However, dissolved iron in the oceans was oxidized in gigantic ...
X-rays improve understanding of boundary between Earth’s core and mantle and super-Earth’s magma oceans
Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed new details about Earth's core-mantle boundary and similar ...
A burglary worthy of “Ocean’s Eleven”: they pierce a roof to access a vault and steal $30 million
Los Angeles police and the FBI are investigating a mysterious burglary in which nearly $30 million was stolen by drilling ...
How do oceans start to close? New study suggests Atlantic could ‘soon’ enter decline phase
A new study, using computer models, predicts that a subduction zone currently located beneath the Strait of Gibraltar will spread ...
NASA climate satellite takes off to study a warming Earth’s oceans and atmosphere
NASA's newest climate satellite went into orbit Thursday to study the planet's oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched ...
Warming oceans set the stage for dangerous but predictable droughts in East Africa
Frequent droughts – interspersed with floods – have become the new normal in eastern East Africa in recent years, causing ...
Study identifies key algae species that help soft corals survive warming oceans
Scleractinian corals, or stony corals, have disappeared globally over the past four decades, due to climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal ...
