Consumers should ‘sweat the small stuff’ to get healthier
International researchers say even one small act, such as failing to recycle a water bottle, can decrease commitment to an overall goal of well-being, such … Read more
Atlantic Ocean
New Satellite Movie Shows Massive Eastern U.S. Cool Down
Three days of satellite imagery from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite were compiled into an animation that showed the progression of the storm system that drastically changed … Read more
Sea turtles ‘lost years’ mystery starts to unravel
Small satellite-tracking devices attached to sea turtles swimming off Florida’s coast have delivered first-of-its-kind data that could help unlock they mystery of what endangered turtles … Read more
Changes in ocean circulation may dramatically accelerate global climate change
An international team of scientists has discovered that the circulation pattern of deep water in the North Atlantic may be more fragile than previously thought … Read more
Statistics research could build consensus around climate predictions
Vast amounts of data related to climate change are being compiled by research groups all over the world. Data from these many and varied sources … Read more
Study finds white sharks can live 70 years and longer
Adult white sharks, also known as great whites, may live far longer than previously thought, according to a new study that used radiocarbon dating to … Read more
Feds step up — a bit — to protect marine mammals from Navy sonar
NOAA Fisheries announced today final regulations requiring the United States Navy to implement protective measures during training and testing activities in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf … Read more
Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction, and could take local fisheries with them
A species of one of the world’s tiniest creatures, ocean plankton, is heading for extinction as it struggles to adapt to changes in sea temperature. … Read more
Expanding dead zones shrinking tropical blue marlin habitat
The science behind counting fish in the ocean to measure their abundance has never been simple. A new scientific paper authored by NOAA Fisheries biologist Eric Prince, Ph.D., and eight other scientists shows that expanding ocean dead zones — driven…
Simultaneous ice melt in Antarctic and Arctic
The end of the last ice age and the processes that led to the melting of the northern and southern ice sheets supply basic information on changes in our climate. Although the maximum size of the ice sheet in the northern hemisphere during the last ice …
