Water science news, explainers, and statistics covering freshwater, hydrology, lakes, rivers, groundwater, ice, and Earth’s connected water systems.
A study in Nature found that climate-driven iceberg traffic is carrying the effects of warming glaciers into deep Arctic ecosystems. The work links glacier change near the surface to new hard-bottom habitat on the seafloor, where life can take hold nearly 2,500 meters below the ocean surface. Researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and…
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Stand near the shoreline for even a minute and your body registers the change almost immediately. The air feels heavier with moisture. Your lips catch a trace of salt. Breathing can feel smoother, or at least distinctly different from inland air. This shift comes from a complex mixture of ingredients in coastal air – sea…
For years, seaweed has been arranged in dark green ribbons on rice, folded around sushi, dipped into soup, or left on the plate’s edge. It is now gaining more recognition in the food discourse. While food manufacturers are studying how a small amount might alter the nutritional profile of common food products, researchers are examining…
Far beneath the ocean’s surface, hidden from view, powerful forces are constantly reshaping our planet. Most of Earth’s volcanic activity happens out of sight, deep under the ocean. In these hidden places, new crust is constantly forming while older rock splits apart and hot magma rises from below. This ongoing movement shows that our planet…
