"In the immediate future, we're hoping that the theory will inform sampling strategies." Scientists sound alarm after ...

Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight break much of it down into smaller particles called microplastics – fragments less than 5 millimeters ...

Far from shore and hidden beneath the waves, scientists are tracking swirling columns of water that behave like slow-motion ...

Researchers have developed a statistical method to quantify six important ocean particles from satellite data. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences researchers have developed a statistical method to ...

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to ...

Can a better understanding of iron particles that are carried vast distances across the Pacific Ocean help scientists predict how our oceans can reduce carbon emissions? A new study by researchers at ...

Earth keeps getting warmer because more energy from sunlight stays trapped in the climate system. Scientists refer to this as ...

Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight break much of it down into smaller particles called microplastics—fragments less than 5 millimeters across, ...

Christopher Ruf receives funding from NASA, where he is the Principal Investigator of the CYGNSS mission. Plastic is the most common type of debris floating in the world’s oceans. Waves and sunlight ...