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Jupiter’s Io Lacks Magma Ocean but Hosts 400 Volcanoes—NASA Juno Challenges Decades-Old Theories

NASA’s Juno spacecraft data, combined with historical observations, indicates the absence of a shallow global magma ocean beneath Io’s surface. The findings, published in Nature on December 12, 2024, reshape scientific understanding

Karmactive Team

December 15, 2024

Mingyang’s OceanX arrives at Yangjiang Qingzhou IV Offshore Wind Farm Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China.

Business·Energy

World Typhoon-Resistant OceanX Floating Wind Platform Sets Sail With 54 Million kWh Capacity to Power 30,000 Homes

August 19, 2024 – The world’s largest single capacity floating wind power platform, OceanX, recently set sail from Guangzhou on a groundbreaking 191-nautical-mile journey to the Yangjiang Mingyang Qingzhou IV offshore wind

Sunita Somvanshi

December 1, 2024

The deployment team launches Seaglider 'Marlin' into the Ross Sea,

Climate·Science

Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf: Accidental Glider Dive Reveals 45 Years of Ocean Warming Driving Hidden Ice Loss of Up to 80 cm Annually

A serendipitous mishap with an underwater glider has given scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) unprecedented access to study the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica’s largest ice shelf. The research presents

Rahul Somvanshi

November 11, 2024

Plastic·Pollution

Plastic Straw Pollution 2024: The 8 Million Tons Entering Oceans Each Year and How It Impacts Marine Life

Plastic straws are common items that are frequently used around the world. However, they also represent a growing problem with plastic pollution, which is evident in every corner of the world. People

Sarah Rose Mathews

November 7, 2024

whales are struggling to navigate in a sea of because of noise pollution.

Conservation·Marine Life·Science

Whales Could Lose Migration Paths Due to Ocean Noise Pollution —100 Times Louder Than 70 Years Ago

The haunting songs of whales, used for communication and navigation, are increasingly drowned out by the roar of ships, the boom of seismic surveys, and the clatter of offshore construction. As human

Rahul Somvanshi

October 23, 2024

Climate·Latin America·News

COP16 in Columbia Scrutinizes Global Failure: Only 8% of Oceans and 17% of Lands Protected So Far—What’s Next?

The 16th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) opens on Monday in Cali, Colombia, marking the first international meeting since the adoption in 2022 of an unprecedented roadmap to safeguard nature. However, the implementation

Sunita Somvanshi

October 21, 2024

Climate·Ocean·Science

Ocean Warming Nearly Doubles in Two Decades: Shocking New Report Reveals Unprecedented Marine Heat

Experts suspected it and now it’s official: the rate of ocean warming has almost doubled since 2005, according to a report from the European observatory Copernicus Marine Service published on Monday, September

Karmactive Staff

October 1, 2024

Ocean

Ocean Circulation Weakens by 30%, Driving CO₂ Emissions Higher Than Expected, MIT Study Finds

With the rising threat of climate change, the ocean’s overturning circulation is also weakening significantly. Earlier, scientists estimated that this slowdown might weaken the ocean’s ability to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. However,

Smeeti Bhanu

September 5, 2024

Image of a harmful algal bloom in Lake Erie as seen from the NOAA/NASA Suomi-NPP satellite on August 16, 2015. The Ocean Color Instrument on GeoXO will overcome the limitations of low-Earth orbiting satellites whose observations are often affected by cloud cover and sunglint. Photo Source: NOAA

Ocean·Space

NOAA’s New GeoXO Satellite Promises Unprecedented U.S. Coastal Data—See How OCX Will Monitor Ocean in Real-Time by 2030s

NOAA is working on its next generation of advanced geostationary satellites, the Geostationary Extended Observation mission, or GeoXO, after nearly 50 years of GOES satellites providing critical Earth observing data and imagery.

Rahul Somvanshi

July 27, 2024

Fishing effort by foreign-owned fishing vessels, 2012-2020.

Conservation·Ocean·Technology

Google-Co-founded Global Fishing Watch Advances Ocean Sustainability: Hundreds of Thousands of Vessels Monitored for Environmental Impact

A decade ago, creating an open-access picture of worldwide fishing activity couldn’t have been more attainable. However, thanks to advancements in satellite technology and computer learning, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is becoming

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

July 9, 2024

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