Study unveils dust patterns over time in the North Pacific
Dust blown from the Earth's continents falls into the oceans and fertilizes them with nutrients needed for plants, such as ...
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FOX 10 Salutes: Brennon Ybanez
FOX 10 salutes North Pacific Ocean Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Brennon Ybanez. The Phoenix native is seen here monitoring ...
A new ocean? Scientists track dramatic (but slow) changes near Africa.
Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of northern elephant seals that ...
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Japanese salmon lose out as rival moves north due to climate change
Chum salmon, a migratory species widely consumed in Japan, is losing out to a relative in a battle over food resources in the Northern Pacific Ocean triggered by global warming, a study found.
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...