Tracing anthropogenic radionuclides shows researchers how water from the Atlantic flows into and mingles with Arctic currents.
Oceans
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Toxic Metal on the Rise in the Baltic Sea
Postwar reconstruction is likely the cause of elevated thallium levels, but low-oxygen, high-sulfide conditions keep the material, which is extremely dangerous to mammalian health, from moving into the human food chain.
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A Splashy Meteorite Was Forged in Multiple Collisions
The Winchcombe meteorite was recovered, largely from a driveway, just hours after it fell to Earth, preserving evidence that its early relatives could have filled Earth’s oceans.
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The JOIDES Resolution Embarks on Its Final Expedition
On the ship’s last cruise, scientists will collect data to help predict future effects of climate change.
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Seals Help Scientists Make Discoveries in Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea
By analyzing hydrographic information gathered by seals and an undersea glider, researchers found new meltwater currents, as well as a new seafloor trough.
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The Moana Project Braids Tradition and Science for a More Sustainable Ocean
Scientists and Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand are gathering knowledge on marine conditions and ecosystems to protect livelihoods and help ensure a sustainable future for the blue economy.
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A Step Closer to Solving the Fermi Paradox
Finding evidence of complex life elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy hinges on locating rocky planets with plate tectonics and a mixture of landmasses and oceans, new research suggests.
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Confined at Sea at the End of the World
Embedded on a research cruise in the Antarctic, a journalist joins a scientists’ “summer camp.”
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Balancing the Deep Ocean Plastics Budget
Up to 11 million metric tons of plastic are sitting on the seafloor, mostly near coasts and shipping corridors.
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Coral Larvae Journey Far and Wide in the Western Indian Ocean
Researchers mapped coral reef connectivity across the Seychelles archipelago to inform conservation efforts in the face of climate change.