Unlocking the secrets of heat-resistant corals
University of Miami
Published: 2 February 2026
Marine ecologist Cynthia Silveira joins the 18-month Tara Coral expedition to investigate why corals in the Indo-Pacific Coral Triangle resist heat-induced bleaching that devastates reefs of the same species elsewhere.
Keywords: coral reefs, bleaching, heat resistance, Coral Triangle, marine ecology, coral resilience, Tara Ocean
Study helps solve Antarctic sea ice mystery
Stanford University
Published: 23 March 2026
Stanford researchers used 20 years of under-ice Argo float data to solve why Antarctic sea ice expanded through 2015 then abruptly declined, tracing it to competing effects of precipitation trapping ocean heat and wind-driven upwelling releasing it.
Keywords: Antarctic, sea ice, Southern Ocean, Argo floats, climate change, upwelling, precipitation
From Data to Discovery: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA
NOAA Ocean Exploration
Published: 5 May 2026
NOAA released its first deep-sea environmental DNA dataset from Okeanos Explorer expeditions (2021-2023), enabling non-invasive biodiversity assessment of deep-ocean organisms across the Atlantic and Pacific.
Keywords: environmental DNA, eDNA, deep sea, biodiversity, Okeanos Explorer, genetic sampling, marine organisms
