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right whales
News in Brief Oceans
Southern right whale moms and calves may whisper to evade orcas
Mother-calf whale pairs call to each other quietly to stay in touch while avoiding attracting the attention of predators, a study suggests.
By Carolyn Wilke | 11:00am, July 11, 2019
maze corals with lesions
News | Oceans
A mysterious coral disease is ravaging Caribbean reefs
By Cassie Martin | 6:00am, July 09, 2019
Sargassum seaweed
News | Oceans
The largest seaweed bloom ever detected spanned the Atlantic in 2018
By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, July 04, 2019
fishing boats
News | Oceans
The world’s fisheries are incredibly intertwined, thanks to baby fish
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, June 20, 2019
microplastics
News in Brief | Oceans
Tiny plastic debris is accumulating far beneath the ocean surface
By Maria Temming | 9:00am, June 06, 2019
southern ocean in Antarctica
Feature | Oceans
The Southern Ocean may be less of a carbon sink than we thought
By Alexandra Witze | 6:00am, June 02, 2019
green sea turtle
News | Oceans
Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific
By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 26, 2019
Tara boat
News | Oceans
A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses
By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, April 25, 2019
Antarctica
Science Visualized | Oceans
Warm, dry winds may be straining Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf
By Jeremy Rehm | 6:00am, April 18, 2019
iceberg
News | Oceans
Antarctica’s iceberg graveyard could reveal the ice sheet’s future
By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, April 09, 2019
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