Ice sheets underpin core elements of the Earth’s carbon cycle
Published: | 9:44 am
Scientists once believed that the ice sheets covering about 10 percent of Earth’s land surface were frozen wastelands, devoid of […]
Expert discusses El Niño effects, prediction strategies
Published: | 3:25 pm
In the past few months, extreme weather events have caused significant damage to communities throughout the United States. From flooding […]
Innovative modeling strategies give researchers improved look at Florida’s climate future
Published: | 4:20 pm
Experts agree that rising atmospheric temperatures and shifts in the global ocean make Florida’s future climate evolution uncertain and potentially […]
NASA awards researchers $1.7M grant to develop tools to help Florida water utilities allocate resources
Published: | 2:17 pm
Researchers from Florida State University, in partnership with a network of scientists and stakeholders from throughout the state, have been […]
In ancient oceans that resembled our own, oxygen loss triggered mass extinction
Published: | 3:34 pm
Roughly 430 million years ago, during the Earth’s Silurian Period, global oceans were experiencing changes that would seem eerily familiar […]
Massive earthquakes provide new insight into deep Earth
Published: | 9:49 am
In the waning months of 2018, two of the mightiest deep earthquakes ever recorded in human history rattled the Tonga-Fiji […]
When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye
Published: | 9:17 am
Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing populations may perceive those shifts in […]
Red tide rolling: Harmful algae found to flourish in both high-, low-CO2 environments
Published: | 10:56 am
The algae responsible for Florida’s toxic red tides may be more resilient to shifting ocean chemistry than scientists previously realized, […]
Ancient rocks provide clues about Earth’s early history
Published: | 11:28 am
Earth’s vast oceans started becoming oxygenated on large scales and great depths long before scientists previously recognized, according to new […]
Seasons change: FSU researchers provide new definition for major Indian monsoon
Published: | 10:16 am
Toward the end of every year, the Northeast Indian Monsoon (NEM) batters southern India with torrents of driving rain, but […]
FSU oceanography professor receives prestigious early career award
Published: | 11:55 am
Florida State University Associate Professor of Oceanography Robert Spencer has received the Yentsch-Schindler Early Career Award from the Association for […]
Research reveals ‘fundamental finding’ about Earth’s outer core
Published: | 9:29 am
The Earth’s core is an exceptionally difficult place to study. Its depths descend a staggering 2,900 kilometers — about the […]