Tag: Ocean Health
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Seawater Microbes Offer Non-Invasive Path to Detect Coral Disease, WHOI Study Finds
New Research Reveals a Non-Invasive Coral Health Indicator Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands, have unveiled a promising non-invasive approach to diagnosing coral disease: seawater microbes. By monitoring the microbial communities present in surrounding seawater, scientists can identify early indicators of stress and disease…
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Satellite Image Shows 40-Year-Old Antarctic Iceberg A-23A Melting Into Aquamarine
Overview: A-23A’s Long Journey Continues Two weeks into 2025, a striking satellite image from NASA’s Earth Observatory captures a scene that letters a long, ongoing story of change in Antarctica. Iceberg A-23A, a fragment that first broke free in the 1980s, remains afloat in the Southern Ocean as warmer austral summers intensify its physical transformation.…
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NASA Detects Tiny Red Plankton That Helps Save Endangered Right Whales
How a Satellite Spotlighted a Tiny Ocean Player In a surprising turn of satellite science, NASA’s Aqua mission recently focused on a microscopic yet mighty creature lurking in the Atlantic: Calanus finmarchicus, a red plankton species whose abundance can influence the fate of the North Atlantic right whale. Far off the New England coast, researchers…
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NASA Scientists Zoomed In on the Ocean — Then Spotted a Tiny Red Creature That Keeps Whales Alive
What NASA Found Off the New England Coast In a remarkable crossover of space technology and ocean biology, NASA scientists using the Aqua satellite began by zooming in on the ocean off the New England coast. The mission wasn’t chasing stars or weather, but tiny red lifeforms that play a big role in one of…
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A Pandemic Collaboration Breaks Open the Ocean’s Hidden Life with New Microscopy
Overview: A Breakthrough Born in a Time of Crisis The world’s oceans conceal countless living processes that remain unseen by conventional microscopy. A recent breakthrough in imaging technology, forged during the COVID-19 pandemic through a collaboration between EMBL and EPFL, now promises to illuminate these hidden marine worlds. By adapting a novel imaging method to…
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Currents: A Day-to-Night Ocean Conservation Gathering During NYC Climate Week
Currents: A Day-to-Night Ocean Conservation Gathering During NYC Climate Week During NYC Climate Week, Coral Vita, the world’s leading commercial land-based coral reef restoration company, hosted Currents — a full-day celebration and dialogue designed to ignite action for the health of our oceans. Set in the heart of Manhattan, Currents united Indigenous elders, environmental entrepreneurs,…