Oceans
Science News for Students articles on oceans
- Animals
Scientists Say: Jellies
Jellies have roamed the seas for 500 million years. Some have stinging tentacles and bell-shaped bodies and are called jellyfish. Others are very different.
- Oceans
Climate change makes seas rise faster and faster
Climate change is boosting the average rate of global sea level rise. Steps can limit the worst impacts and help people adapt. But time to act is running short.
- Earth
Explainer: Why sea levels aren’t rising at the same rate globally
The ocean is rising all over the world. The rise seems speedier in some places. What gives? Many factors, it turns out, affect where — and why — the tide gets high.
- Science & Society
Building resilience to climate’s emerging impacts
The growing field of resilience science studies how communities and habitats can bounce back from stress and disruptions.
- Archaeology
Rising seas threaten thousands of world cultural sites
Sea level rise threatens many thousands of cultural and archeological sites around the world.
- Oceans
How three coastal communities are dealing with rising seas
As our climate changes and seas rise, people who live near the ocean are at risk of losing their towns — and homes.
- Ecosystems
Welcome to the Arctic’s all-night undersea party
Life teems in the frozen darkness of the Arctic night. But as the ice recedes and people move in, their light pollution may disturb the animals living there.
- Oceans
What makes Aquaman special? He can take a lot of pressure
The new Aquaman movie makes life under the sea look pretty glamorous. In fact, we puny humans probably couldn’t take the pressure.
- Tech
This robotic jellyfish is a climate spy
Scientists have developed a robotic jellyfish to collect data about the ocean. It’s small and nimble, and gentle on marine ecosystems.
- Climate
Scientists Say: Rime ice
Rime ice is ice that forms when water freezes in a snap onto a surface.
- Environment
Enormous floating barrier will corral ocean trash
A floating giant barrier has been designed to trap plastic trash in the ocean. But no one’s sure how well it will collect much of the most worrisome type.
- Microbes
Bacteria are all around us — and that’s okay
Scientists may have identified less than one percent of all bacteria on Earth. But there’s a reason to keep up the hunt. These microbes could help us understand and protect our planet.
