# ARGO.net Science > Founded in 1995 and based in the United States, ARGO.net Science is an English-language publication focused on oceans and water alongside science news, explainers, statistics, and data-driven discovery. Use each article's canonical URL, visible public byline, and publication date when citing its work. ## Essential - [Homepage](https://www.argo.net/index.html.md): Publication overview, sections, and latest stories. - [About ARGO.net Science](https://www.argo.net/about-us/index.html.md): Founded in 1995, ARGO.net provides ocean, water, and wider science coverage from the United States. We publish science news, clear explainers, and... - [Editorial Team](https://www.argo.net/editorial-team/index.html.md): ARGO.net Science is built around evidence-first reporting, with a particular focus on oceans, water, and related Earth systems alongside the natural sciences,... - [Editorial Policy](https://www.argo.net/editorial-policy/index.html.md): ARGO.net Science publishes ocean, water, and wider science news and explainers based on public research sources, institutional releases, agency updates, journal material,... - [Corrections Policy](https://www.argo.net/corrections-policy/index.html.md): ARGO.net aims to publish accurate science coverage, but mistakes can happen. We welcome correction requests from readers, researchers, institutions, and rights holders.... - [Contact](https://www.argo.net/contact/index.html.md): You can reach ARGO.net at contact@argo.net. What to Send Use this address for corrections, article questions, source tips, image credit requests, copyright... ## Sections - [Space](https://www.argo.net/space/index.html.md): Orbital science, astronomy, remote sensing, and what lies beyond the atmosphere. - [Earth](https://www.argo.net/earth/index.html.md): Geology, ecosystems, land systems, and the forces shaping our planet. - [Water](https://www.argo.net/water/index.html.md): Water science news, explainers, and statistics covering freshwater, hydrology, lakes, rivers, groundwater, ice, and Earth’s connected water systems. - [Oceans](https://www.argo.net/oceans/index.html.md): Ocean science news, explainers, and statistics covering marine environments, currents, climate, coasts, seafloor research, and the changing global ocean. - [Health](https://www.argo.net/health/index.html.md): Human performance, public health, biology, and the science of living well. - [Physics](https://www.argo.net/physics/index.html.md): Measurement, motion, energy, and the physical rules behind complex systems. - [Chemistry](https://www.argo.net/chemistry/index.html.md): Chemistry stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. - [Biology](https://www.argo.net/biology/index.html.md): Biology stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. - [Technology](https://www.argo.net/technology/index.html.md): Sensors, robotics, data tools, and the systems powering modern discovery. - [Nature](https://www.argo.net/nature/index.html.md): Warming trends, resilience, forecasting, and the data behind a changing climate. - [Humans](https://www.argo.net/humans/index.html.md): Humans stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. - [News](https://www.argo.net/news/index.html.md): News stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. - [Explainer](https://www.argo.net/explainer/index.html.md): Explainer stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. - [Statistics](https://www.argo.net/statistics/index.html.md): Statistics stories and explainers from ARGO.net Science. ## Latest Stories - [Euclid finds the oldest monster black holes ever seen, blazing with a trillion suns](https://www.argo.net/euclid-finds-the-oldest-monster-black-holes-ever-seen-blazing-with-a-trillion-suns/index.html.md): The European Space Agency's Euclid announcement reports that the space telescope has discovered 31 ancient quasars from the universe's earliest era, including two record-setting... - [3D-printed seawall tiles in Miami could give marine life a foothold on concrete shores](https://www.argo.net/3d-printed-seawall-tiles-in-miami-could-give-marine-life-a-foothold-on-concrete-shores/index.html.md): Researchers at Florida International University have installed a new set of 3D-printed seawall tiles at Morningside Park in Miami, launching a real-world test of... - [Scientists thickened Arctic sea ice with pumped seawater and it stayed brighter as it melted](https://www.argo.net/scientists-thickened-arctic-sea-ice-with-pumped-seawater-and-it-stayed-brighter-as-it-melted/index.html.md): A study in Earth's Future found that pumping seawater onto Arctic sea ice during winter made test areas in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, up to... - [Automated seafloor search reveals 73 hidden volcanic calderas](https://www.argo.net/automated-seafloor-search-reveals-73-hidden-volcanic-calderas/index.html.md): A study in Communications Earth & Environment reports 73 previously unknown volcanic calderas on the ocean floor, found through a semi-automated search of global... - [NASA’s Landsat 8 reveals painting-like ripples on an ancient Bahamas seafloor](https://www.argo.net/nasas-landsat-8-reveals-painting-like-ripples-on-an-ancient-bahamas-seafloor/index.html.md): NASA Earth Observatory has revisited a mysterious stretch of shallow ocean where the seafloor looks almost painted from space. In a Landsat 8 view... - [Record-breaking ocean drilling uncovers a hidden trigger behind Japan’s deadly 2011 tsunami](https://www.argo.net/record-breaking-ocean-drilling-uncovers-a-hidden-trigger-behind-japans-deadly-2011-tsunami/index.html.md): A Science study reports that a thin, weak layer of clay beneath the Japan Trench helped the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake rupture toward the seafloor.... - [James Webb’s largest survey reveals the universe’s hidden cosmic web](https://www.argo.net/james-webbs-largest-survey-reveals-the-universes-hidden-cosmic-web/index.html.md): Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to produce the most detailed map yet of the cosmic... - [JWST finds a mature barred spiral galaxy in the infant universe](https://www.argo.net/jwst-finds-a-mature-barred-spiral-galaxy-in-the-infant-universe/index.html.md): A study posted to arXiv pushes one of galaxy evolution's most important milestones deep into cosmic history. Researchers led by Xiaohan Wang of Tsinghua... - [Jupiter’s clouds may hide far more oxygen than the Sun](https://www.argo.net/jupiters-clouds-may-hide-far-more-oxygen-than-the-sun/index.html.md): Researchers at the University of Chicago and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have sharpened one of planetary science's biggest origin clues with a Jupiter study... - [Scientists found a dinosaur with 500 teeth that replaced them every two weeks](https://www.argo.net/scientists-found-a-dinosaur-with-500-teeth-that-replaced-them-every-two-weeks/index.html.md): A study in PLOS One found that the plant-eating dinosaur Nigersaurus taqueti had one of the most extreme dental systems ever identified in a... - [Astronauts returning from six-month ISS missions describe an observer sensation, raising new questions about how the brain rebuilds daily life on Earth after long-duration spaceflight](https://www.argo.net/astronauts-returning-from-six-month-iss-missions-describe-an-observer-sensation-raising-new-questions-about-how-the-brain-rebuilds-daily-life-on-earth-after-long-duration-spaceflight/index.html.md): A 2025 study in Frontiers in Physiology highlights a central challenge in modern space medicine. Scientists are trying to understand how humans recover from... - [BepiColombo’s blue ion glow goes dark as Mercury arrival begins](https://www.argo.net/bepicolombos-blue-ion-glow-goes-dark-as-mercury-arrival-begins-2/index.html.md): The European Space Agency has announced that ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo spacecraft has permanently switched off its solar electric propulsion system, ending the long... - [Chile’s first floating solar salmon pen is projected to supply 57% of a remote fish farm’s energy while cutting diesel use](https://www.argo.net/chiles-first-floating-solar-salmon-pen-is-projected-to-supply-57-of-a-remote-fish-farms-energy-while-cutting-diesel-use/index.html.md): Mowi Chile has launched the country's first floating solar pen at its Huar Norte salmon farm. The marine energy system combines photovoltaic panels with... - [New Horizons spent nine years racing toward Pluto, swept through its historic encounter in hours, then needed 15 months to send the complete record of that brief passage back across billions of miles to Earth](https://www.argo.net/new-horizons-spent-nine-years-racing-toward-pluto-swept-through-its-historic-encounter-in-hours-then-needed-15-months-to-send-the-complete-record-of-that-brief-passage-back-across-billions-of-miles/index.html.md): NASA's New Horizons mission compressed years of engineering and navigation into several crucial hours near Pluto. According to NASA's official data return report, the... - [The 10 largest freshwater lakes in the world](https://www.argo.net/the-10-largest-freshwater-lakes-in-the-world/index.html.md): The HydroSHEDS HydroLAKES database reveals the extraordinary scale of Earth's inland waters. Its global inventory maps about 1.4 million lakes and reservoirs. It also... - [NOAA says El Niño could become very strong and last into spring 2027. What could it mean for California?](https://www.argo.net/noaa-says-el-nino-could-become-very-strong-and-last-into-spring-2027-what-could-it-mean-for-california/index.html.md): NOAA's latest assessment describes a climate pattern that is still gathering strength across the Pacific, leaving California's coming winter surrounded by consequential questions. The... - [Google’s San Jose research facility faces questions over 250-megawatt plan](https://www.argo.net/googles-san-jose-research-facility-faces-questions-over-250-megawatt-plan/index.html.md): The City of San José has placed a proposed Google research complex on its list of large energy-use projects, bringing fresh attention to a... - [Earthquake damage may reach 60 miles beyond fault lines](https://www.argo.net/earthquake-damage-may-reach-60-miles-beyond-fault-lines/index.html.md): Researchers at UCLA have found evidence that active faults may weaken rocks across distances of up to about 100 kilometers. The study, published in... - [Fossil mussels reveal dinosaur-age babies still tucked inside their mothers’ gills](https://www.argo.net/fossil-mussels-reveal-dinosaur-age-babies-still-tucked-inside-their-mothers-gills/index.html.md): A study in Scientific Reports has uncovered fossil evidence of maternal care in freshwater mussels from the Early Cretaceous. The fossils, found on the... - [Chinese spaceplane releases unknown object in orbit, intensifying scrutiny of Shenlong](https://www.argo.net/chinese-spaceplane-releases-unknown-object-in-orbit-intensifying-scrutiny-of-shenlong/index.html.md): LeoLabs has reported a new detection near China's Shenlong reusable spaceplane, after the commercial space surveillance company identified an object in the spacecraft's orbital... - [Einstein Probe caught a cosmic explosion that refuses to fit the known playbook](https://www.argo.net/einstein-probe-caught-a-cosmic-explosion-that-refuses-to-fit-the-known-playbook/index.html.md): A study in Monthly Notices reports that China's Einstein Probe detected a strange double X-ray flash from a cosmic source called EP240305a. The event... - [NIH clears a kratom compound for its first human safety test in opioid use disorder](https://www.argo.net/nih-clears-a-kratom-compound-for-its-first-human-safety-test-in-opioid-use-disorder/index.html.md): The National Institutes of Health has opened a long-awaited clinical question: can a purified compound from kratom be studied safely in people as a... - [DNA’s jumping genes are getting one open map for scientists worldwide](https://www.argo.net/dnas-jumping-genes-are-getting-one-open-map-for-scientists-worldwide/index.html.md): A study in Mobile DNA reports that two foundational genome resources, Repbase and Dfam, are being unified into a single open framework for studying... - [Scientists gave AlphaFold a new way to see proteins in motion](https://www.argo.net/scientists-gave-alphafold-a-new-way-to-see-proteins-in-motion/index.html.md): Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a way to guide AlphaFold3 with real experimental measurements, a step that could... ## Feeds and Indexes - [All Stories RSS](https://www.argo.net/feed/): The publication-wide RSS feed, updated when stories are published. - [Space RSS](https://www.argo.net/space/feed/): New stories published in the Space section. - [Earth RSS](https://www.argo.net/earth/feed/): New stories published in the Earth section. - [Water RSS](https://www.argo.net/water/feed/): New stories published in the Water section. - [Oceans RSS](https://www.argo.net/oceans/feed/): New stories published in the Oceans section. - [Health RSS](https://www.argo.net/health/feed/): New stories published in the Health section. - [Physics RSS](https://www.argo.net/physics/feed/): New stories published in the Physics section. - [Chemistry RSS](https://www.argo.net/chemistry/feed/): New stories published in the Chemistry section. - [Biology RSS](https://www.argo.net/biology/feed/): New stories published in the Biology section. - [Technology RSS](https://www.argo.net/technology/feed/): New stories published in the Technology section. - [Nature RSS](https://www.argo.net/nature/feed/): New stories published in the Nature section. - [Humans RSS](https://www.argo.net/humans/feed/): New stories published in the Humans section. - [News RSS](https://www.argo.net/news/feed/): New stories published in the News section. - [Explainer RSS](https://www.argo.net/explainer/feed/): New stories published in the Explainer section. - [Statistics RSS](https://www.argo.net/statistics/feed/): New stories published in the Statistics section. - [XML Sitemap Index](https://www.argo.net/sitemap_index.xml): Rank Math sitemap index for all indexable content. - [Concise Context](https://www.argo.net/llms-ctx.txt): Core publication pages and the latest stories combined into one plain-text Markdown document. - [Full Context](https://www.argo.net/llms-ctx-full.txt): All currently published pages and stories combined into one plain-text Markdown document. - [Full Content File](https://www.argo.net/llms-full.txt): A compatibility alias for the complete combined publication context. ## Optional - [Image Credits and Licensing](https://www.argo.net/image-credits-and-licensing/index.html.md): ARGO.net uses images to help readers understand science stories visually. We aim to use images responsibly and provide credits when available. Image... - [Privacy Policy](https://www.argo.net/privacy-policy/index.html.md): This Privacy Policy explains how ARGO.net handles basic information connected with site visits, emails, and normal website operation. Information We May Collect... - [Terms of Use](https://www.argo.net/terms-of-use/index.html.md): By using ARGO.net, you agree to use the site responsibly and in accordance with these Terms of Use. Informational Content ARGO.net publishes... - [DMCA Policy](https://www.argo.net/dmca/index.html.md): ARGO.net respects intellectual property rights and responds to good-faith copyright concerns. Copyright Complaints If you believe material on ARGO.net infringes your copyright,... - [Accessibility](https://www.argo.net/accessibility/index.html.md): ARGO.net aims to make its science coverage readable and accessible to as many people as possible. Our Approach We work to keep... - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140532060): Machine-readable identity record for ARGO.net Science. - [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/argoscience.bsky.social): Official ARGO.net Science profile.