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A group of more than a dozen penguins stand on a rocky shoreline. A glacier or snowy mountain is across the water not too far from them.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Where Do Antarctic Submarine Canyons Get Their Marine Life?

by Rebecca Owen 18 June 202518 June 2025

A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.

Image of a Synechococcus elongatus
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Kuroshio Intrusions into Luzon Strait Increase Chlorophyll

by Takeyoshi Nagai 11 June 202510 June 2025

Using in-situ observational data, scientists reveal that Kuroshio intrusions through the Luzon Strait increase small phytoplankton in the South China Sea.

A satellite image of the Labrador Sea off the coast of Labrador, Canada. Green land can be seen to the left, and white swirls of ice are in the center of the image atop the blue water.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Water Density Shifts Can Drive Rapid Changes in AMOC Strength

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 May 202528 May 2025

High-latitude variations in density, which appear to be driven by changes in atmospheric pressure, can propagate to midlatitudes and affect the current’s strength within just a year.

A satellite image shows a hurricane in the Caribbean Sea.
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Busy Hurricane Season Expected in 2025

by Grace van Deelen 22 May 202522 May 2025

A new NOAA report predicts an active Atlantic hurricane season, though global weather patterns could still shift predictions.

Satellite view image of the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding regions showing satellite-measured water temperature data represented in hues of blue, pink, and yellow
Posted inScience Updates

Ocean Current Affairs in the Gulf of Mexico

by James A. Austin Jr., Christopher Lowery, Ligia Pérez-Cruz, Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi and Anthony H. Knap 19 May 202519 May 2025

Multinational and multidisciplinary studies of the past and present of the Gulf’s Loop Current are helping to reveal what might be in store for coastal communities.

A boat floats atop an inlet covered in brown Sargassum seaweed.
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Have We Finally Found the Source of the “Sargassum Surge”?

by Sarah Nelson 14 May 202514 May 2025

The complexity of modeling the tropical Atlantic makes identifying the source of the ongoing seaweed blooms difficult.

A satellite image of a river flowing into the ocean. The area where it meets the ocean is cloudy.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Uncertain Fate of the Beaufort Gyre

by Saima May Sidik 13 May 202513 May 2025

Climate models produce widely varying predictions for what will happen to this influential ocean current, but most models predict it will weaken or stop.

Satellite photo of a plankton bloom.
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Upwelling Near Fronts Initiate Offshore Phytoplankton Blooms

by Takeyoshi Nagai 17 April 202517 April 2025

A new study finds that phytoplankton blooms, often seen near the separation point of western boundary currents, are supported by nutrient supply upwelling and cross-shelf transport.

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Tracking Some of the World’s Fiercest Ocean Currents

by Saima May Sidik 27 March 202523 June 2025

During a voyage off the east coast of Africa, researchers collected detailed measurements of massive swirling currents that affect regional ocean conditions and fisheries.

In this bird’s-eye view from a satellite, white ice meets gray ocean water.The ice is fractured into many smaller pieces.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Warm Seawater Encroaches on Major Antarctic Ice Shelf

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 8 January 20258 January 2025

In unprecedented detail, new research illuminates the seasonal flow of warm water toward the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf.

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