All Oceanography


Fuel source found hidden under deep sea floor

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 3 Aug 2016

Scientists have discovered a potential source of free hydrogen gas near tectonic plates under the s…

Majority of public unaware of ocean acidification

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 24 May 2016

A recent survey suggests that just one in five people in Britain are aware of ocean acidification.

Ocean acidification’s effect on coral confirmed

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 1 Apr 2016

Scientists have managed to prove ocean acidification is slowing the growth of coral reefs around th…

First 'real world' carbon sea storage test

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 3 Mar 2016

A deep water controlled experiment to assess the safety of offshore carbon capture and storage is t…

Coasts key for ‘garbage patch’ clean up

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 26 Jan 2016

The best way to clean up plastic waste in the ocean is to place plastic collectors near coasts, acc…

Volcanic event responsible for Jurassic Period ice age

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 8 Jan 2016

Scientists have uncovered the reason behind an ice age that took place around 170 million years ago…

Deep ocean carbon mystery solved

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 13 Nov 2015

Scientists have discovered that hydrothermal vents are the reason dissolved organic carbon (DOC) le…

The oldest unevolved organism

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 20 Apr 2015

Scientists have discovered a deep-sea microorganism that shows no evidence of evolution in the last…

Waves – a hidden factor influencing Arctic ice retreat?

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 7 Jan 2015

The first detailed research on the impact of waves on Arctic sea ice will allow scientists to deter…

Sea-level rise predictions could be flawed

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 7 Aug 2013

Bristol researchers say the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets needs to im…

Oceanic turbulence affects marine food web

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 10 Dec 2012

Numerical simulations have shown for the first time that the movement of seawater can directly affe…

Weighing the ocean

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 1 Oct 2012

Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre and Newcastle University have proposed a method th…

Sediment collapse explains scale of tsunami

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 13 Sep 2012

Cambridge University seismologists have developed a model that may explain why some tsunamis are la…