Researchers at the 5 Gyres Institute warn that, by 2040, the rate at which plastic enters the world’s oceans could incr…
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A team from the University of Miami, led by marine biologist Benjamin Minch and virologist Mohammad Moniruzzaman, used specialized software to identify microbial genomes in seawater samples. During their research,…
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Nearly three-quarters of Earth is ocean, which makes our planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But researchers in Japan published evidence that Earth’s oceans were once green…
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NASA reported that global sea levels rose more than expected last year, putting hundreds of coastal cities at greater risk of flooding. The agency had predicted a 0.43 cm rise…
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A sharp rise in global temperatures in 2023 set off a relentless series of disasters worldwide, from deadly wildfires in Los Angeles to severe flooding in Valencia. Scientists rushed to…
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Over the past two decades, satellite images show the Earth’s oceans changing color, and researchers say climate change is the likely cause. U.S. and U.K. scientists analyzed images from this…
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Earth’s oceans cover about 361 million square kilometers. There’s about ten times more water in the oceans than the volume of land that sits above sea level. But is all…
