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The Mysterious Lives of Leatherbacks

Knowing how leatherback sea turtles migrate could keep them safer.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A statue on the spire of Duomo Cathedral overlooks the Milan skyline.

Soiled Soils

Invisible pollutants lurk under Italy’s most populous valley.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Pacific bluefin tuna are prodigious swimmers, able to cross the Pacific Ocean in less than a month.

Shadowing the Tuna Boats

Logbooks, satellites, and game theory help steward tuna in the Pacific.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

In Naruto, Japan, a boundary between different water masses appears as a sliver of still water beyond turbulent waters.

Salt of the Sea

Researchers study the recipe for salt, currents, and climate.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

In this image from the NASA Aqua satellite, a swirling phytoplankton bloom becomes visible from space when warm waters from the Kuroshio Current collide with the frigid waters of the Oyashio Current off the eastern coast of Japan.

Probing the Black Current

Satellites and ocean bottom instruments tell similar stories.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This false-color satellite image shows sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas (red) near Barrow, Alaska.

Mercury Raining

Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This map, created using data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, reveals variations in the Earth's gravity field.

Matter in Motion: Earth's Changing Gravity

A new satellite mission sheds light on Earth's gravity field and provides clues about changing sea levels.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Heavy winds and stormy seas cause the cargo ship Rena to run aground on October 5, 2011, spilling its cargo and eventually sinking.

Heavy Weather, High Seas

Can dangerous sea states be predicted?

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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Shadowing the Tuna Boats

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Probing the Black Current

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Matter in Motion: Earth's Changing Gravity

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