The Marine Optical Buoy (MOBY) is an ocean-color sensor that serves as a primary reference instrument for satellite measurements of the color of the ocean. Single-cell plants called phytoplankton contain chlorophyll that reflects the green in sunlight, which gives the ocean color. Researchers can study these measurements to better understand the planet's climate. MOBY...
Sentinel-1 imagery of iceberg A68a. (A) December 19 (partial image). (B) December 21. (C) December 22. The full separation of the calved finger is apparent on December 22 (C) but was preceded by new rifting on December 21 (B) that was previously absent on December 19 (A). Credit: Science Advances (2022). A group of scientists at Princeton...
Credit: Scitech Daily In a research study, an international group of researchers investigates the atmosphere as a pertinent source of plastic pollution in our globe's waters. According to estimates, by 2040, plastic pollution could get to 80 million metric tons (176 billion pounds) annually. Plastic particles have now been found in virtually all circles of the...
The investigators taking part in the global MOSAiC expedition with the Polarstern icebreaker survey have discovered fish and squid in deep water in the mid-Arctic Ocean. Suddenly four very large fish were captured at a depth of 350-400 meters. An added shock to the research study group was the fact that three of the fish...
Planet Mars illustration. Credit: NASA It has long been recognized that Mars once had oceans due, in part, to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth's. Nevertheless, the electromagnetic field disappeared, and a new research study may lastly be able to explain why. Scientists recreated conditions anticipated in the core of Mars billions of years...
According to new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, changes in major wind and ocean circulation systems can briefly accelerate or reverse the rate of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. According to Claudine Hauri, a researcher at the UAF International Arctic Research Center, ocean acidification is typically viewed as a slow push...
Most of the Lafayette meteorite is kept at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. (NMNH) There is increasing evidence that Mars was once a wet and watery world, with lakes and oceans shaping its surface, leaving behind sediments that are now being carefully analyzed by rovers exploring the planet’s dry, dusty landscape. We know water...
Starship in orbitSpaceX SpaceX's Starship Flight 6 launched today, missing a second capture landing for the Super Heavy first stage. However, it featured a dramatic daylight soft landing of the Starship second stage in the Indian Ocean—along with a banana. Today's mission experienced an unusually smooth countdown for an experimental development flight, with the final hold...
Credit: Pixabay Australian research revealed on Tuesday that certain areas of the Great Barrier Reef have experienced the highest recorded coral mortality, with scientists concerned that other parts of the reef may have been affected in the same way. Coral Mortality and Environmental Stressors on the Great Barrier Reef However, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported...
Credit: Pixabay That refreshing sensation you experience when breathing in fresh air in nature might involve more than just the absence of pollution. While we typically associate nutrients with our diet, a closer examination of scientific studies reveals compelling evidence that humans can also absorb certain nutrients directly from the air. In a recent perspective article in...
