Hacker News with Generative AI: Oceanography

The Ocean Teems with Networks of Interconnected Bacteria (quantamagazine.org)
Tiny bridges, known as bacterial nanotubes, connect the inner spaces of photosynthesizing bacteria throughout the oceans — forming little-known cellular networks of trade and communication.

Science, Biology, Microbiology, Oceanography

3 points by rbanffy 11 days ago | 0 comments

AI Decodes the Calls of the Wild (nature.com)
Listening to sperm whales has taught Shane Gero the importance of seeing the animals he studies as individuals, each with a unique history.

Artificial Intelligence, Animal Behavior, Wildlife, Research, Oceanography

90 points by bookofjoe 27 days ago | 37 comments

Researchers discover new ocean predator in the Atacama Trench (phys.org)
Characterized by darkness and intense pressure, the ocean's hadal zone seems uninhabitable, yet dozens of unique organisms call it home.

Marine Biology, Oceanography, New Species

69 points by wglb 31 days ago | 25 comments

Internal Ocean Tides (2021) (nasa.gov)
Across a long swath of the North Pacific Ocean sits the Hawaiian Ridge, a massive underwater structure, high enough in a few places to reach the ocean surface and form the islands of America's 50th state.

Oceanography, Geology, Hawaii

32 points by raattgift 36 days ago | 3 comments

Collapse of Earth's ocean circulation system is already happening (earth.com)

Climate Change, Oceanography, Earth Science

27 points by colinprince 53 days ago | 1 comments

Meltwater from Greenland and the Arctic is weakening ocean circulation (theconversation.com)
A vast network of ocean currents nicknamed the “great global ocean conveyor belt” is slowing down. That’s a problem because this vital system redistributes heat around the world, influencing both temperatures and rainfall.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Global Warming, Environmental Science

22 points by Gedxx 57 days ago | 9 comments

Flipping FLIP ship saved from scrapyard at last minute (newatlas.com)
The US Navy and Scripps Institution of Oceanography's unique FLoating Instrument Platform (FLIP) has been saved at the last minute from the breaker's yard.

Oceanography, Military, Research Vessels

169 points by roenxi 59 days ago | 49 comments

Undersea Cables Connect the Global Internet (nautil.us)
The internet is a series of tubes. In the ocean.

Internet Infrastructure, Technology, Oceanography, Telecommunications

72 points by rbanffy 61 days ago | 28 comments

A Diver Found a Ring Lost 50 Years Ago Near Barbados (nytimes.com)

Oceanography, Archaeology

21 points by samclemens 64 days ago | 7 comments

We discovered that the ocean's surface absorbs much more CO₂ than thought (theconversation.com)
The oceans play a pivotal role in drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and have so far acted as a brake on the full impact of climate change.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Science, Environmental Science

6 points by zeristor 68 days ago | 0 comments

Iceberg A-68: The story of how a mega-berg transformed the ocean (bbc.com)
The world's largest icebergs – which can be larger than entire countries in some cases – break off the Antarctic ice sheet. As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique environment around them.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Antarctica, Environmental Science

46 points by otoolep 81 days ago | 0 comments

Global Catastrophe Looms as Key Ocean Current Nears Collapse, Experts Warn (gizmodo.com)
The collapse of one of the world’s most important ocean currents, a disaster that would wreak havoc on Earth’s ecosystems, is generally considered unlikely. But in a newly issued open letter, leading climate scientists warn that the threat has been underestimated and call for immediate action.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Environmental Science, Global Warming, Disaster

8 points by rntn 86 days ago | 4 comments

Climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation (theguardian.com)
The dangers of a collapse of the main Atlantic Ocean circulation, known as Amoc, have been “greatly underestimated” and would have devastating and irreversible impacts, according to an open letter released at the weekend by 44 experts from 15 countries.

Climate Change, Oceanography, Science, Environment

8 points by pseudolus 87 days ago | 0 comments

Plankton balloon to six times size in newly discovered mode of oceanic travel (phys.org)
Many plankton journey from the cold, dark depths of our oceans to the surface, only to eventually drift down again into the darkness in a perpetual rhythm. Yet, how single-celled phytoplankton, most of which have no appendages to help them swim, make this pilgrimage has remained a mystery.

Marine Biology, Science, Oceanography, Plankton

95 points by wglb 92 days ago | 13 comments

Earth Is on the Brink of Breaching a 7th of Nine 'Planetary Boundaries' (smithsonianmag.com)
A new “health check” for our planet sounds an alarm bell on rising ocean acidification, which is driven by carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere

Climate Change, Environmental Science, Oceanography, Planetary Boundaries

104 points by Brajeshwar 113 days ago | 135 comments

Ocean waves grow way beyond known limits (phys.org)
Scientists have discovered that ocean waves may become far more extreme and complex than previously imagined.

Oceanography, Science, Climate Change

143 points by wglb 116 days ago | 74 comments

Three-Dimensional Wave Breaking (nature.com)
Although a ubiquitous natural phenomenon, the onset and subsequent process of surface wave breaking are not fully understood.

Science, Physics, Fluid Dynamics, Oceanography

24 points by wawayanda 121 days ago | 3 comments

Giant underwater avalanche decimated Atlantic seafloor 60k years ago (livescience.com)

Geology, Oceanography, Natural Disasters

29 points by Brajeshwar 141 days ago | 15 comments

New Seamount and Previously Unknown Species Discovered (schmidtocean.org)

Oceanography, Marine Biology, Discovery

6 points by divbzero 142 days ago | 1 comments

The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why (scihb.com)

Climate Change, Oceanography, Science

39 points by RickJWagner 150 days ago | 39 comments

Is Europe headed towards a new Ice Age as ocean current nears collapse? (thenationalnews.com)