Thousands of translucent blue marine organisms, known as by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), have recently washed ashore ...

Mesoscale eddies can affect how sound waves propagate in the ocean, depending on their size, speed, current direction and ...

Mesoscale ocean eddies transport nutrients and energy-rich lipids, helping sustain marine ecosystems far from coasts.

Upwelling occurs when cold, nutrient-rich water rises from deep in the ocean. "The true start/end of that season shifts every ...

This phenomenon is largely attributed to its unique upwelling and circulation characteristics. The team reconstructed the speed of ocean currents near the bottom of the Southern Ocean by measuring ...

Kiel. How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and MARUM - Centre for Marine ...