Oceans

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What Are Continental Shelves?

June 22, 2023 14:21

Diagram showing a seamount and other features on the ocean floor.

Seamounts

May 19, 2023 13:46

Coriolis effect as physical inertial or fictitious force outline diagram.

What is the Coriolis Effect?

May 1, 2023 04:58

Climate change is leading to warmer ocean temperatures.

Ocean Heat and Nutrient Transport

April 13, 2023 05:38

Aerial view of beautiful blooming algae on the lake in summer.

Study Reveals Why Coastal Algae Blooms Now Cover Over 8.6% of Total Ocean Surface Area

April 11, 2023 07:43

Caribbean sea covered by Sargasso algae.

What is Sargassum?

April 4, 2023 08:34

Oceanic Trenches are formed by a process called subduction, where two or more tectonic plates converge.

How Do Ocean Trenches Form?

March 31, 2023 12:41

A large school of fish in the ocean.

Upwellings

March 30, 2023 09:15

A female polar bear with cub on sea ice.

Sea Ice

March 24, 2023 14:22

A whirlpool in the ocean with a boat dangerously nearby.

Ocean Currents

March 22, 2023 14:55

Steam coming out of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent.

Hydrothermal Vents

March 21, 2023 11:32

Illustration showing the process of seafloor spreading.

Seafloor Spreading

March 21, 2023 06:01

Carbon-dioxide entering the ocean.

The Ocean Carbon Cycle

March 14, 2023 09:43

Ocean zones

Ocean Zones

March 6, 2023 05:26

The Thermohaline Circulation, often called the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt.

What is The Ocean Conveyor Belt?

February 23, 2023 08:56

A blue water vortex

North Atlantic Gyre

October 14, 2022 00:41

How Much Plastic Is In The Ocean?

July 17, 2022 11:30

Ocean current.

Ocean Gyre

April 13, 2022 13:03

Campeche Bank

Campeche Bank

December 16, 2021 00:17

Gulf of Mexico map.

Gulf Of Mexico Basin

December 14, 2021 09:18

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