Working with underwater robots, scientists show how deep sea mountains and fast currents between Antarctica and South America play a crucial role in stabilizing the climate.
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Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.
The 2022 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes have been awarded for outstanding achievements in scientific research, innovation and teaching.
Olympic surfers are coming from around the world to compete in surfing’s Olympic debut. But where will the waves come from?
Sonar scans of the Indian Ocean floor south of Christmas Island have revealed a Tolkeinesque landscape of towering peaks, ashen uplands and ominous volcanic craters.
Internal waves can create pretty cloud shapes in the sky, as well as making life unpleasant for passengers on aeroplanes. And in the oceans they can be a deadly hazard to submarines.
Climate change is strengthening the division between the ocean surface and the abyss.
Each bit of plastic takes a unique journey once it reaches the ocean. We’re trying to spot the patterns.
How Pacific winds interact with the sea to bring colder waters up from the depths.
Universities and the professions are changing in response to climate change. When will the advances in knowledge and practice we are already seeing prompt governments to act with the required urgency?
Cold-water plankton is being replaced by warm-water species.
Sandy beaches are densely populated and occupy more than one third of the global coastline.
In some places, the ocean is almost 7 miles deep. Scientists exploring the ocean floor have found strange sea creatures, bizarre geologic formations and records of Earth’s history.
Leonardo’s obsession with water flowed through his technical work, his art and his scientific ideas.
Lots of academic scientists collaborate with federal employees and resources on their research projects. And at the moment they can’t. A climatologist explains the bind they’re in.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current provides a barrier to heat that keeps warm subtropical waters away from Antarctica. Yet, there are a few places where the heat gets through.
The $444 million awarded to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation has been criticised as a politically calculated move. But governments have been asking what the reef can do for them ever since colonial times.
A chance discovery of some kelp that floated for 20,000km before washing up on an Antarctic beach has opened up a new chapter in our understanding of the currents that swirl around the Southern Ocean.
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don’t just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
Walter Munk might be the most under-appreciated man in surfing, but he is a big deal in ocean science. If you’ve ever checked a surf forecast before paddling out, you have him to thank.
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Oceanography and Public Engagement, Utrecht University
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Assistant Professor, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor; Executive Director, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Adjunct Lecturer, James Cook University
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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Chair Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Research Scientist, Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Distinguished Professor, James Cook University
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Director of the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies - Intelligent & Resilient Ocean Engineering, University of Southampton
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
