Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic information from electronic tags. Thousands of marine animals are tagg... Read more
Growing ‘dead zone’ confirmed by underwater robots The ‘dead zone’ was confirmed by underwater robots called Seagliders – which were able to collect data in areas of water previously inacces... Read more
These instruments can explore the oceans like sailplanes The Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel, Germany, recently obtained the biggest fleet of so-called gliders in E... Read more
Scientific panel including Scripps Oceanography geochemist warns on accelerating rate of ocean acidification along West Coast Global carbon dioxide emissions are triggering permanent changes... Read more
Entering the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory hangar is akin to stepping onto the set of a Spielberg film. The dull metal shell, perched on the Makai pier along the Windward Coast of Oahu... Read more
A greater understanding and appreciation of our oceans is essential for the wellbeing of the world’s population, according to the Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 (GMTT 2030) report. The... Read more
A network of permanent observatories will soon monitor the oceans THE planet arrogantly dubbed “Earth” by its dominant terrestrial species might more accurately be called “Sea”. Seven-tenths... Read more
According to researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Miami, some of the largest ocean eddies on Earth are mathematically equivalent to the mysterious black holes of space. These ed... Read more
The SeaOrbiter will allow researchers to swim into parts of the deep ocean, where no one has gone before. If you want to do deep sea ocean research today, you’ll have to take a journey... Read more