With a global average pH of 8.1 ocean water is slightly alkaline. But the good news is that our bodies can handle it – ...
One of NOAA’s most critical roles is to observe the oceans, which are currently undergoing a period of rapid and largely ...
Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep ...
Sea levels surged in 2024, rising faster than expected due to warming oceans. Unlike previous years, where melting ice ...
Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...
Global sea levels rose 0.23 inches in 2024, satellite records show, compared to the predicted 0.17 inches expected for the year.
A team from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, studied the sediments that Hurricanes Fabian (2003) and Igor (2010) ...
Researchers have found new evidence for a massive subsurface ocean on Mars, again raising the possibility of microbial life.
As seawater creeps further into coastlines, salt threatens to pollute the freshwater reserves that people depend on. But this brine isn’t just coming from the ocean: New research shows freshwater ...