Changes in rates of Arctic coastal erosion detected from multi-decadal measurements are attributed to the shorter duration in the winter sea ice coverage and large-scale changes in the wind patterns.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Researchers used data from a pan-Arctic survey of carbon and trace elements to better understand how climate change will affect primary production in one of the fastest warming regions of the world. Read More »Ocean Sciences
Eight hundred meters below the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, microbes in subglacial Lake Whillans create organic carbon that helps power the Southern Ocean’s vast food chain.Read More »Ocean Sciences
The rapid changes happening in the Arctic Ocean, including increasing freshwater input, could dramatically affect its ability to store carbon.Read More »Climate Change
Different types of El Niño have different impacts on the North Equatorial Current Bifurcation and can be extended to ocean circulations in the Pacific and the global climate system.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Microbes living in the sand on a barrier island alter the way they break down organic matter as their environment changes throughout the year, which has implications for the surrounding water column.Read More »Geohealth
Concentrations of methylated mercury in high latitudes show the importance of sunlight and biological activity for cycling the metal.Read More »Ocean Sciences
Gulf Research Program executive director Lauren Alexander Augustine discusses the impact science can have on communities when given money and time. Read More »
