Ocean

Pluto 'has slushy ocean' below surface

Posted in Science on 17th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

Pluto may harbour a slushy water ocean beneath its most prominent surface feature, known as the "heart".

Warming Ocean Waters Are Melting Antarctic Ice Shelves at an Unprecedented Rate

Posted in Science on 6th Nov, 2016
by Alex Muller

What happens when Antarticas glaciers flow into the sea?

World's largest marine protected area declared in Antarctica

Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2016
by Alex Muller

Delegates from 24 countries and the European Union have agreed that the Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area.

Plumes on Europa Might Confirm Suspicions of Water Beneath Its Icy Crust

Posted in Science on 30th Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller

Several missions are scheduled to investigate these findings.

Sea level rise may be accelerating

Posted in Science on 12th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers found that the cooling from the Pinatubo eruption had effectively hidden the effects of climate change on sea level rise for decades.