NASA’s SWOT Satellite Just Revealed Thousands of Hidden Mountains Beneath the Ocean
We know more about the Moon’s surface than Earth’s ocean floor — but that’s changing fast. A NASA-supported team used a ...
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New NASA satellite mapped the oceans like never before
Until now, only about a quarter of the seafloor has been mapped using ships with special sonar equipment. The rest has ...
Ocean eddies are the food trucks of the sea: Study reveals lipidome composition of mesoscale eddies
Mesoscale eddies, oceanic gyres about 100 kilometers in diameter, are ubiquitous features of the global ocean and play a ...
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Marine biologists investigate major seafloor features, call for deep dive into Indian Ocean's ecosystems
A review by marine biologists from The University of Western Australia has identified a need to prioritize future research of the Indian Ocean's diverse deep-sea ecosystems. Dr. Elin Thomas and Dr ...
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Ocean eddies -- the food trucks of the sea
How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...
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An Ocean of Viruses
Of all the Earth’s biomes, the ocean has emerged as the source for major discoveries on the interaction of viruses with their microbial hosts.1,2,3 Ocean viruses were the inspiration for early ...