Oceanography : Discovery News

Two Lives Added to Avatar Tree of Souls

Posted by Christina Reed Sun Feb 5, 2012 09:12 PM ET | 0

Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight, two amazing ocean cinematographers, have died in a helicopter crash in Australia. Our hearts at Discovery News go out to their families and friends. Read more

Life After Death for Deep Sea Vents

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:44 PM ET | 0

Submarine vents provide a substrate for life well after the vents themselves become inactive. Read more

Loch Ness Monster's Home Not on the Level

Posted by Tim Wall Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

Scotland's Loch Ness tilts back and forth according to the movement of the ground beneath it. Read more

Loch Ness Monster's Home Not on the Level

Invasive, Tasty Tiger Prawns Prowl Gulf Waters

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Dec 29, 2011 12:56 PM ET | 0

Bring out the melted butter and cocktail sauce. There's an invasive species to eat. Read more

Invasive, Tasty Tiger Prawns Prowl Gulf Waters

Florida Reef Restoration Successful

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Dec 16, 2011 04:36 PM ET | 0

Nine years after a boat mangled a coral reef near Key West, Florida, the reef is back and thriving. Read more

Bleeding Glaciers May Fight Warming

Posted by Sarah Simpson Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:30 AM ET | 0

Glacial melt water could help combat global warming, depending on how much and the type of iron it contains and how much of the iron actually gets to parts of the ocean where the nutrient is scarce. Read more

Dancing Deep Sea Denizens

Posted by Sarah Simpson Fri Dec 2, 2011 05:50 AM ET | 0

Careful lookout for acorn worms has revealed nine new species thriving in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Read more

Dive and Discover Mission Becomes Rescue

Posted by Christina Reed Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:05 PM ET | 0

The WHOI Research Vessel Atlantis rescued Egyptian refugees from a sinking fishing vessel on its first day of its mission to explore brine lakes in the Mediterranean Sea. Read more

Dive and Discover Mission Becomes Rescue

Earth to Ocean: What's Your Number?

Posted by Sarah Simpson Wed Nov 9, 2011 05:30 AM ET | 0

Boiling it down to a single number: Will an Ocean Health Index provide the next GDP for EEZs? Read more

Bangkok Sinking, Paradise Going Under

Posted by Sarah Simpson Tue Nov 8, 2011 10:46 AM ET | 0

Pacific Islanders are on tour working to protect and share their culture before it gets washed away. Read more

Tsunami Debris Floating Fast Toward Hawaii

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Oct 25, 2011 04:31 AM ET | 0

Anyone sailing in the Western Pacific is asked to keep an eye out and report debris to NOAA. Read more

Tsunami Debris Floating Fast Toward Hawaii

Strange Life Found in Deepest Ocean

Posted Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:59 AM ET | 0

The creatures, called xenophyophores, were photographed 6.6 miles below the ocean's surface. Read more

Big Pic: First Aquarius Map of Earth's Salinity

Posted Fri Sep 23, 2011 01:51 PM ET | 0

The exciting first view of global salinity data compiled from NASA's new Aquarius instrument is now available. Read more

Fish Farmers Cut Loose

Posted by Sarah Simpson Fri Sep 16, 2011 03:58 PM ET | 0

The first catch/batch/harvest of fish from the first aquaculture farm with an at-sea permit from NOAA to float freely offshore in U.S. federal waters will be ready for market in March 2012. Read more