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Seals Help Scientists Make Discoveries in Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea

by Nathaniel Scharping 4 June 20242 July 2024

By analyzing hydrographic information gathered by seals and an undersea glider, researchers found new meltwater currents, as well as a new seafloor trough.

Scattered pieces of ice float in an icy sea. Snowy mountains and a cloudy sky are seen in the distance.
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Seawater Dynamics in an Underexplored Antarctic Fjord

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 3 January 20243 January 2024

Wind is the major driver of salinity changes within the narrow, glacier-fed cove.

Visualization of the Kuroshio current.
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Nutrients at Depth Can Be Uplifted by the Kuroshio Large Meander

by Takeyoshi Nagai 8 December 20238 December 2023

Aperiodic, southward deflection of the Kuroshio, a.k.a. the Kuroshio large meander, uplifts the nutrients in deep layers to induce offshore phytoplankton bloom.

Diagram from the study.
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ENSO Variations Modulate the Kuroshio in the East China Sea 

by Takeyoshi Nagai 7 December 20236 December 2023

Recent warm El Niño Southern Oscillation events strengthened winds over the western Subtropical North Pacific, leading to planetary waves with cyclonic eddies, weakening the Kuroshio in the East China Sea.

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Bolstered by Buoys: Predicting El Niño

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 27 November 202327 November 2023

Scientists investigate the importance of a Pacific buoy network in monitoring and predicting the El Niño–Southern Oscillation.

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La chimie du corail reflète l’expansion économique d’Asie du Sud-Est

by Rebecca Dzombak 22 August 202322 August 2023

Les sols en érosion en raison du développement économique ont transporté des sédiments en mer de Chine méridionale… et jusque dans le squelette corallien.

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Thin Skin Helps Regulate Ocean Carbon Uptake

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 28 July 2023

Cooler and saltier than even the water just below it, the ocean skin plays a critical role in ocean-atmosphere gas exchange.

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La química de los corales refleja la expansión económica del sudeste asiático

by Rebecca Dzombak 14 June 20235 July 2023

La erosión del suelo derivada del desarrollo económico mueve sedimentos hacia el mar del sur de China y también hacia los esqueletos de los corales.

这张水下照片展示了一位正在潜水的科学家在钻探一块巨大的白色珊瑚的顶部。
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珊瑚反映东南亚的经济增长

by Rebecca Dzombak 31 May 20231 June 2023

经济发展造成的土壤侵蚀将沉积物送入南中国海,并进入珊瑚骨架。

An underwater image shows a diving scientist drilling into a large, white dome of coral.
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Coral Chemistry Reflects Southeast Asia’s Economic Expansion

by Rebecca Dzombak 11 May 202322 August 2023

Soil erosion from economic development sent sediments into the South China Sea—and into coral skeletons.

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