A half-trillion corals live in just one ocean. Does that mean they are safe?
New census could refine efforts to protect reefs
Oceanography
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Whale songs allow researchers to take ‘ultrasound’ of sea floor
Approach could be used to better locate earthquakes -
Watch—and hear—the impact human noises have on marine life
Ocean animals have trouble hearing critical sounds through the noise humans generate -
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Slowdown in plate tectonics may have led to Earth’s ice sheets
Decreased ocean crust production tied to rapid cooling -
In surprising sign of resilience, some corals can survive long heat waves
But the reefs appear to require unpolluted water in order to resist worsening effects of climate change -
Fisheries in a flask? Loose DNA in seawater offers a new measure of marine populations
New studies of environmental DNA approach a long-sought goal: measuring abundance of marine fish -
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Seas are rising faster than ever
A new satellite will monitor coastal hot spots, where currents amplify global trends -
Once again, new Antarctic reserves fail to win backing
Russia, China continue to oppose creation of three new protected areas -
Fleet of robotic probes will monitor global warming’s impact on microscopic ocean life
Biogeochemical Argo floats will also track oxygen loss and the oceans’ ability to soak up carbon -
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Distant seas might predict Colorado River droughts
New study links ocean temperatures to dry spells years later -
Ocean’s hidden heat measured with earthquake sounds
Revived technique could detect a deep-ocean signal of global warming -
