Scientific Field/Discipline: Oceanography

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Scientists Eye Offshore Wind’s Effects on the Atlantic’s Crucial Cold Pool

Scientists are rushing to understand how New Jersey’s planned offshore wind farms might alter the mid-Atlantic cold pool, home to some of the most valuable shellfish fisheries in the United States.

Sep 15, 2023 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Years After the Blob, the Pacific Still Doesn’t Look the Same

The 2014–2016 marine heatwave transformed the ecosystem of the northeast Pacific. Some of those changes seem here to stay.

Aug 25, 2023 | 600 words, about 3 minutes

The Ocean Is Big and Stuff Is Complicated. We’re Here to Help

Six short videos to educate, entertain, and make you insufferable at parties.

Aug 18, 2023 | 6 videos

How Ocean Warming Is Killing a Prime Alaska Crab Fishery

For the Aleut community of St. Paul, Alaska, the loss of snow crabs is rippling through the economy and raising concerns about the future.

Jul 27, 2023 | 2,200 words, about 11 minutes

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Coastal Flooding Will Be More Extensive Sooner than Scientists Thought

Updated, more accurate data gives a new look at the effects of sea level rise.

Jun 21, 2023 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

The Decade of Sock Hops, Poodle Skirts, and Climate Change Awareness

In the 1950s, the science behind climate change was accepted and research was funded—but we lost sight of the future and set the world ablaze.

Jun 6, 2023 | 2,900 words, about 14 minutes

Drawing the Deep Sea from a Seat on the Shore

In the 1930s, artist Else Bostelmann illuminated in art what scientist William Beebe dictated to her from his cramped seat in a spherical steel bathysphere as it explored the deep sea off Bermuda. She also set up an underwater studio.

May 16, 2023 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes

Marine Wonders Explained

Find answers to some head-scratching marine science questions—from nudibranch sex to the misnomer red tides—in this series of five short videos.

May 12, 2023 | 5 videos

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