Update: Despite protests, NSF plans to sell seismic research ship
Agency says it hasn’t found a way to cover annual funding shortfall
Oceanography
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U.S.-U.K. science armada to target vulnerable Antarctic ice sheet
One hundred scientists to study sea level rise risks from Thwaites glacier -
Whale skulls act like antennas, CT scans reveal
Technology shows how the giant marine mammals hear -
Tiny shrimp may be mixing ocean water as much as the wind and waves
Behavior may help transport nutrients and gases into the deep sea -
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Polar sea ice leads to more productive oceans
By keeping a lid on rough seas, ice gives algae a photosynthesis boost -
How to put an octopus to sleep—and make cephalopod research more humane
Findings could improve compliance with animal welfare regulations -
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This ‘robofish’ is so realistic, it can film fish without frightening them
Swimming with the fishes has never been so lively -
Flooding has flushed 43 billion plastic pieces out to sea
Study reveals how plastic pollution travels from the world’s cities to its oceans -
Fleet of sailboat drones could monitor climate change’s effect on oceans
Robotic test in Pacific Ocean heralds new way to monitor El Niño events -
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Early plants slowed mud from flowing into sea
Before land plants evolved, fine-grained materials simply washed out to sea -
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Fishermen are harvesting more than half of the world’s oceans
New estimate comes from satellite tracking data for 70,000 ships
