articles

Until recently, the depths of the world’s oceans remained almost entirely unexplored. But advances in submersible technology are increasingly giving scientists a window into this little-known universe.

A new online visualization tool will enable anyone to see what sea levels will look like anywhere in the world in the decades to come.

In estimations of ocean heat content — important when assessing and predicting the effects of climate change — calculations have often presented the rate of warming as a gradual rise from the mid-20th century to today. 

The study’s results are the jumping off point for another research project to identify the location of coastal seeps throughout the island.

Climate change is likely to kill back some crop diseases in tropical countries of the global South, with the disease risks instead rising in more northerly regions such as Europe and China, a study says.