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Map view of the topography of Central America and surrounding ocean basins
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Subduction May Recycle Less Water Than Thought

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 February 202127 January 2023

A new analysis of seismic data from the Middle America Trench suggests that previous calculations have vastly overestimated the total amount of water transported to the mantle worldwide.

Satellite image of the Bering Strait
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Overturning in the Pacific May Have Enabled a “Standstill” in Beringia

Bas den Hond, Science Writer by Bas den Hond 21 January 20212 September 2022

During the last glacial period, a vanished ocean current may have made the land bridge between Asia and the Americas into a place where humans could wait out the ice.

Interseismic and coseismic slip models of the Philippine Fault on Leyte island
Posted inEditors' Highlights

A New Picture of Seismogenesis on the Philippine Fault

by Isabelle Manighetti 19 January 20216 October 2021

Long-time series of satellite observation reveal that the creeping segment of the Philippine Fault is also capable of producing strong earthquakes, and show where these earthquakes might occur.

Plot showing volume transport changes in the AMOC and ITF in response to an abrupt quadrupling of carbon-dioxide occurring in year 0
Posted inEditors' Highlights

What Causes Centennial Changes in the Indonesian Throughflow?

by J. Sprintall 11 January 202112 January 2022

Transient long-term changes in the strength of the Indonesian Throughflow are unexpectedly linked to circulation changes in the remote high-latitude North Atlantic.

Kelp in Monterey Bay, Calif., is seen from below the water surface
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Acidifying Oceans Could Get Help from Kelp

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 30 November 202014 December 2023

Forests of fast-growing kelp influence the chemistry of the water in which they live. A new study evaluates their potential to ameliorate ocean acidification in sensitive coastal ecosystems.

Jonny Wu (left) and Spencer Fuston point to a slide displaying mantle tomography in the North Pacific Ocean.
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The Resurrection Plate Is Dead, Long Live the Resurrection Plate

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 16 November 202027 January 2023

Using a technique similar to taking a CT scan of Earth, researchers found the possible remnants of a long-debated “missing” tectonic plate.

A large swirling plankton bloom is seen in the Gulf of Alaska in this satellite image taken in June 2016
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Promising Development for Detecting Ocean Productivity

by Terri Cook 3 November 202027 September 2022

A comparison of primary productivity measurements across the North Pacific Ocean demonstrates the potential for using autonomous instruments to discern effects of climate change on the marine food web.

Iceberg in water
Posted inNews

Sediment Layers Pinpoint Periods of Climatic Change

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 14 October 20208 September 2022

Researchers studying sediment cores from the Gulf of Alaska have pinpointed when the Cordilleran Ice Sheet, now extinct, disgorged icebergs into the Pacific Ocean.

Two oil-drilling platforms off the Long Beach, Calif., coast
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Los Costos Ecológicos de Remover las Plataformas Petroleras Mar Adentro en California

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 August 202014 March 2023

Las plataformas de perforación de petróleo- y gas-mar adentro son hábitats ricos para peces. Eliminarlas por completo resultaría en una pérdida del 95% de biomasa de peces, revela una nueva investigación.

Satellite image of Typhoon Hagibis approaching Japan
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Typhoons Getting Stronger, Making Landfall More Often

Tim Hornyak, Science Writer by Tim Hornyak 12 August 20209 March 2023

New research shows a growing threat from Pacific storms amid climate change.

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