oceanography

Nature Geoscience, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41561-026-01976-5 Methane in modern subglacial meltwater coming from the western Greenland Ice Sheet largely dates back to the period following the Holocene Thermal Maximum, when a smaller ice sheet allowed organic matter accumulation and biological methane production after ice readvance.

Sitting on the ocean floor, anchored to the continental slope of North America, a cluster of instruments has been recording something that nobody particularly wanted to see. Pressure sensors and current meters, deployed at depths where no light reaches, have logged the slow behavior of water moving in the dark for two decades. The data they’ve accumulated now points, with unusual consistency, to …

Scientific Reports, Published online: 05 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-51110-z Advanced seismic attributes applied on resolution-enhanced 2D seismic data for BSR mapping offshore Makran, Pakistan

The deep sea contains a wealth of mineral resources including cobalt, nickel and copper, widely used metals that are particularly … read more

Drifting snow driven by strong winds promotes the formation of wind-deposited landforms (sharp, irregular ridges) increasing the surface roughness. Credit: Zheng et al. [2026] , Figure 11b

About 200 firefighters responded to devastating blaze at University of South Florida’s lab on Saturday Officials are investigating whether a huge fire that destroyed a top marine science laboratory at the University of South Florida may have been caused by a lightning strike. Despite a massive response from local fire crews the Marine Science Laboratory building was completely destroyed after the…

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Nature Communications, Published online: 02 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-72049-9 Sedimentation processes in the Japan Trench control seafloor residence of organic carbon, shaping its subsurface degradation and burial. These processes may influence how much carbon is ultimately transferred from Earth’s surface into subduction zones.

A powerful tsunami seen from space is overturning what scientists thought they knew about how these waves travel. A satellite designed to measure ocean surface height delivered a remarkable result when a powerful earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula unleashed a tsunami that spread across the Pacific in late July. Scientists report in The Seismic Record [...]

Zonal Indian Ocean Variability Drives Millennial‐Scale Precipitation Changes in Northern Madagascar Tiger, Benjamin H; Burns, Stephen; Dawson, Robin R; Scroxton, Nick; Godfrey, Laurie R; Ranivoharimanana, Lovasoa; Faina, Peterson; McGee, David The low latitude Indian Ocean is warming faster than other tropical basins, and its interannual climate variability is projected to become more extreme und…

Wind‐Induced Quasi‐Seasonal and Quasi‐Monthly Variations of Near‐Bottom Temperature on the Chukchi Slope of the Southwestern Canada Basin Ku, Ahyoung; Jeon, Chanhyung; Peacock, Thomas; Chae, Jeong‐Yeob; Park, Taewook; Cho, Kyoung‐Ho; Park, Jae‐Hun The time series of near‐bottom temperatures collected from September 2018 until August 2020 from an array of three current‐ and pressure‐recording inve…

Research demonstrates how animal-borne sensors can work in tandem with traditional tools to improve ocean predictions

Deep beneath the Southern Ocean, a quiet but alarming shift is underway: warm water is creeping closer to Antarctica, and scientists are now seeing it clearly for the first time. By combining decades of ship data with robotic float measurements and machine learning, researchers uncovered that a massive pool of heat—circumpolar deep water—has expanded and edged toward the continent over the past 2…

The Late Quaternary North Sea basin represents a highly dynamic shelf system, altered by glaciations, deglaciations, and the recent Early Holocene marine transgression. However, detailed studies on the timing of the marine transgression and the paleoenvironmental development of the Danish North Sea are lacking. In this article, we present a Late Glacial–Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction …

Nature Communications, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-71813-1 Powerful swells generated in the Southern Ocean regularly reach the Pacific coasts of the Americas. This study shows that these events are becoming stronger and more frequent, increasing the risk of coastal impacts.

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41612-026-01394-9 Improved seasonal climate forecasting using shark-borne sensor data in a dynamic ocean

A 2024 satellite snap shows suspended sediments streaking across the mouth of the Rokan River, thanks in part to a particularly high tide caused by a full "Strawberry Moon."

Scientific Reports, Published online: 28 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-50042-y Dynamics of internal bore migration within turbidity currents under variable dam slopes

A flying drone filmed the looming tower of ice that threatens the route through the Khumbu Icefall. The serac has prevented officials from opening Mount Everest to climbers. The post This Mount Everest Drone Video Shows the Deadly Serac in the Khumbu Icefall appeared first on Outside Online .