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Why is the Ocean Salty? Why the Sea Has Salt but Lakes and Rivers Don’t

By: Feature Writer Megan Jungwi

Ocean Currents and the Coriolis Effect: The Importance of the Coriolis Force on the Sea

By: Feature Writer Megan Jungwi

Steps in the Marine Carbon Cycle: The Ocean’s Role in the Movement of Carbon

By: Feature Writer Megan Jungwi

Climate Change and Discovery's Deadliest Catch: Changing Oceanography Prompts Shift in Bering Sea Ecosystems

By: John Pohl

Ancient Tsunami Devastated Eastern Seaboard: Long Island and New Jersey Inundated Long Ago

By: Feature Writer Rupert Taylor

How an Atoll Forms From Coral into an Island: These Coral Islands are Millions of Years Old

By: Feature Writer Megan Jungwi

Monaco Declaration Warns of Ocean Acidification: Scientists Urge Policymakers to Take Steps Against Imminent Danger

By: R.H. Sheldon

The Bay of Fundy Tidal Ecozone: Dory Rips, Tidal Bores, Vertical and Horizontal Tides

By: Melody Rhodes

The Mighty Bay of Fundy Tides: Resonance, Planetary Pull, Factors in World's Highest Tidal Waters

By: Melody Rhodes

Rubber Duckies and Ocean Science: Vinyl Bath Toys Lost in the Pacific Helped Scientists With Research

By: Feature Writer Rosemary Drisdelle

Ocean pH Dropping 10 Times Faster than Predicted: Marine Food Webs at Greater Risk as Oceans Grow More Acidic

By: R.H. Sheldon

Slocum Electric Gliders: Electric and Thermal Gliders Join Alace Floats Monitoring Oceans

By: Feature Writer John Blatchford

Climate Variability and the Pacific Ocean: Differences Between Long-term Changes and Short-term Variances

By: Esther Eder

Julie Angus Saw Man's Impact on Oceans Firsthand: Rowing Across the Atlantic Ocean Reveals Environmental Changes

By: Julie Angus

Gyres Affect Sea Life, Climate: Giant Ocean Eddies Influence Local Climate and Marine Organisms

By: Sue Cartledge

Scientist Describes Ocean Acidification Risk: Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels Threaten Ocean Food Webs Worldwide

By: R.H. Sheldon

Okeanos Explorer Commissioned: NOAA Commissions First Ship Dedicated Solely to Ocean Exploration

By: Feature Writer Alan Sorum

Ocean Data Integration Effort: Information Supports NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing Program

By: Feature Writer Alan Sorum

Panama Canal: What'a the big news that's changing Panama?

By: Wesley Rouse

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