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Oceans are hiding global warming… for now.

22 August 2014 grant 0

The Atlantic, the Pacific… are sinks. Heat sinks. So says Scientific American, explaining that temperatures haven’t risen as sharply as they could have (YET) because the… Read the rest “Oceans are hiding global warming… for now.”

Fish are saving the planet.

9 June 2014 grant 0

Aquaman may have had more going for him than he gets credit for. Scientific American reveals the amazing power fish have to reverse global warming:

By assigning a dollar value to carbon stored

… Read the rest “Fish are saving the planet.”

One of our submarines is missing.

13 May 2014 grant 0

Actually, gone. Imploded. BBC has more on the tragic end of the deep-sea submersible Nereus:

The robotic vehicle Nereus went missing while exploring one of the ocean’s deepest spots:

… Read the rest “One of our submarines is missing.”

Wanna help explore the ocean? You can.

9 July 2013 grant 0

Nature reports on a new initiative to crowdsource oceanography:

Just about the first action involved in any experiment at sea is the casting overboard of a conductivity, temperature and

… Read the rest “Wanna help explore the ocean? You can.”

A scientific mission to seek out new life and maybe some more duct tape. And baling wire.

26 June 2013 grant 0

Nature bemoans the fact that America’s technological prowess is on the wane – and it’s getting really obvious that our science fleet has seen better days:

“The community

… Read the rest “A scientific mission to seek out new life and maybe some more duct tape. And baling wire.”

‘The Bloop’ identified.

20 November 2012 grant 0

I’m not sure when this happened, but NOAA thinks they’ve finally identified the mysterious underwater sound known as ‘The Bloop’:

The broad spectrum sounds

… Read the rest “‘The Bloop’ identified.”

Message in a bottle. From 98 years ago.

17 September 2012 grant 0

The Atlantic reports on a record-breaking experiment that is reaching a conclusion nearly a century after it started… when a Scottish fisherman found a message in a bottle tossed… Read the rest “Message in a bottle. From 98 years ago.”

Davy Jones’ shipping containers.

8 April 2011 grant b 0

You might have heard the phrase “acceptable losses” being tossed around in corporate contexts, but Singularity Hub’s taken a closer look at a shipping phenomenon … Read the rest “Davy Jones’ shipping containers.”

Arctic submarines.

28 February 2011 grant b 0

The US Navy, Nature reports, is taking some time out to give scientists a look at what goes on beneath the Arctic Circle:

Nature talked to two of the researchers involved in the next phase of

… Read the rest “Arctic submarines.”

Seal scientists.

11 October 2010 grant b 0

Science News reports on an Antarctic project that’s been hiring a crew of oceanographers who *really* feel at home in the water:

Seals, walruses, whales and other large marine creatures

… Read the rest “Seal scientists.”

How NASA finds oil.

22 July 2010 grant b 0

Unfortunately, as NPR reveals, we’re not talking about the kind that’s still safely underground:

The NASA Earth Observatory explains that since ocean waters are never perfectly

… Read the rest “How NASA finds oil.”

Washing away.

30 April 2010 grant b 0

Slate (yeah, not the first place I look for science news, but hey) unearths the sad truth about beaches that aren’t going to be beaches much longer:

[Jim] Titus, the Environmental

… Read the rest “Washing away.”

How Deep the Ocean?

15 February 2010 grant b 0

Deep.

Ethiopia’s other coast.

10 November 2009 grant b 0

New Scientist is ready to weigh anchor in the Sahara, now that it looks like Ethiopia is getting its very own brand new ocean:

“The ferocity of what we saw during this episode stunned

… Read the rest “Ethiopia’s other coast.”

None more deep.

5 June 2009 grant b 0

New Scientist has a picture taken by the world’s deepest-diving robot:

“Nereus is like no other deep submergence vehicle,” says oceanographer Tim Shank of WHOI.

“It

… Read the rest “None more deep.”

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  • Thomas Dolby, godfather of scientific pop.
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  • Cosmos II, a.k.a. Boston University astronomer Alan Marscher.
  • Dr. Fiorella Terenzi, astrophysicist who makes music from cosmic radio sources.
  • Dr. Jim Webb, astronomy professor and acoustic guitarist.
  • Artichoke, the band behind 26 Scientists, Vols. I and II.
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  • Giant Squid, doom metal about the sublime horrors of marine biology.
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