2 hrs ago | RedOrbit
New Research Reveals Origin Of Hoff Yeti Crab
Image Caption: 'Hoff' Yeti crabs around vents on the East Scotia Ridge in the Southern Ocean photographed by the ROV ISIS.
3 hrs ago | WLOX-TV Biloxi
Navy hands help out in Waveland
The city of Waveland benefited from the hands of 20 volunteers, all members of the Naval Oceanography and Meteorology Office at Stennis Space Center.
7 hrs ago | Navy Times
Navy gets new weather forecasting system
Army football fans won't have to wait until fall to see if they can break their long dry spell in... The Navy says its new weather-forecasting model will help sailors steer their ships away from heavy seas and storms thanks to more reliable predictions.
8 hrs ago | Truro Daily News
Sea squirts' muscling in on Nova Scotia waters, including Halifax harbour
The next time you take your boat for a spin in the Halifax harbour, or jump off the dock of a nearby lake, be sure to check underneath for "unwanted visitors," says a biologist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Poised and ready for The Big College Road Trip
After discussing it for months and months, tomorrow my 16yo daughter A- and I are flying out to San Jose, CA and driving down the famed Pacific Coast Highway from Santa Cruz to San Diego, visiting colleges along the way.
Ocean temps highest in 150 years
A recent study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center showed sea surface temperatures in the northeast shelf -- which ranges from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Hatteras, N.C. -- for 2012 were the highest in 150 years.
Women In Space: NASA's History-Making New Astronaut Class
Four of the eight new NASA astronaut candidates announced Monday are women, representing the highest percentage of female trainees chosen for any class in history.
Jacques Cousteau's Grandson to Lead 31-Day Underwater Mission
It's in the genes! Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the famed oceanographer Jacques Cousteau , will embark on a month-long research mission on the ocean floor, living and working in an underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida.
NASA Selects Eight New Astronaut Candidates
NASA has announced its next round of astronauts , eight people who may one day fly to Mars or an asteroid, as the agency begins to enter its next stage of manned missions.
Two Stoneham Residents Graduate from URI
A pair of Stoneham residents recently received their undergraduate degrees during the University of Rhode Island's 127th Commencement, according to a press statement.
NASA's new astronaut class marks changing of guard for US spaceflight
Jessica Meir of Caribou, Maine, is one of eight new astronauts selected by NASA and announced Monday.
Researchers speed up detection of toxic algae in Alberta lakes
Research associate Mark Graham holds test tubes containing algae culture strains in the lab at the University of Alberta on Monday.
Feds seize Jean-Michel Cousteau's boat
Federal agents Friday seized a $30,000 boat owned by famed oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau as part of a Department of Justice action for transgressions during the filming of spectacular orca attacks on Monterey Bay nine years ago.
Ocean 'Snapshot' Taken With Sound Waves
The uppermost reaches of the ocean could be rapidly scanned in groundbreaking high detail using acoustic techniques, researchers say.
National Geographic Society Honors 6 at 125th Anniversary Gala Celebration
Six exceptional individuals were honored last night at the National Geographic Society's 125th Anniversary Gala celebration for their efforts to lead exploration, advance scientific understanding, conserve natural resources and expand knowledge of the world.
Global observations of nonlinear mesoscale eddies
Progress in Oceanography , Vol. 91, No. 2. , pp. 167-216, doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2011.01.002 Sixteen years of sea-surface height fields constructed by merging the measurements from two simultaneously operating altimeters are analyzed to investigate mesoscale variability in the global ocean.
The Draupner wave , a single giant wave measured on New Year's Day 1995, finally confirmed the existence of freak waves, which had previously been considered near-mythical Rogue waves are relatively large and spontaneous ocean surface waves that occur far out in sea, and are a threat even to large ships and ocean liners .
UWT grad, 19, humble, smart, prone to doodling
When Cristopher Claeys was 4, his mother, Annie Starwich-Claeys, took a college anatomy class and he read the textbooks she brought home.
Weather creates rare Cape Cod tsunami
It was late afternoon Thursday and Jim Limberakis, 60, was working at his Falmouth Harbor waterfront restaurant, The Clam Shack.
National Geographic Celebrates 125 Years, Praises James Cameron, Alex Trebek
But she's not on an ice sheet in Antarctica or a glacier in Alaska. Instead, she's inside the National Building Museum enjoying a glass of wine, which she says is "excellent."