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Coral reefs are renowned for their visual beauty, but for the marine life they support, their sounds may be just as enticing.

In the deep sea, it never stops snowing. The type of snow that falls in the ocean, known as marine snow, is very different ...

Scientists do not have an ability to predict when earthquakes will occur, but a team announced today a major step toward ...

United Nations COP31 event in Türkiye seeks to foster more substantial ocean-based action to address risks posed by climate change As in years past, the Ocean Pavilion will serve as the voice of the ...

The study of the origin and history of the solar system, planets and natural satellites, interplanetary dust and interstellar medium, lunar samples, meteors, and meteorites, asteroids, comets, craters ...

The study of the oceans and ecology of marine organisms in the geologic past, largely through the marine sedimentary record. The Human Ecology Laboratory groups together students and researchers to ...

The study of the earth's changing magnetic field at geological and societal timescales, especially through the analysis of remanent magnetism in rocks and human artifacts. The main function of the ...

Studying the tectonic forces within the Earth give rise to continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, earthquake belts, and most volcanoes, along with the resulting deformation of geological ...

The study of the causes and prevention of human disease, with particular emphasis on air quality, aerosols, temperature, and other climatic effects.

A global network of robotic floats that measure the changing state of the ocean. Develops and implements coastal observatories, serves as a science and technical interface with local, state, and ...

The primary area of research is air-sea interaction, including the topics of surface wave dynamics, air-sea fluxes, upper ocean turbulence, including Langmuir circulations, and the remote sensing of ...