Scientists reveal how ocean waves behave in otherworldly conditions under extreme conditions across the solar system

Scientists Reveal How Ocean Waves Would Behave On Alien Worlds Under Extreme Conditions Across The Solar System

Waves are one of the most well-known features. earth’s oceansshaped by wind, gravity, and the properties of water itself. But outside of Earth, the oceans may be made of methane, gravity may pull with a different force, and the same waves may behave in ways that challenge everything scientists expect. New research published in Geophysical … Read more

Deep-sea diving robot helps solve mystery of Antarctica’s disappearing sea ice

A researcher's ship floating in the ice-covered waters of Antarctica

Something strange is swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until 10 years ago, ice floes radiating from the continent continued to expand, even though climate change was already in full swing. Then in 2016, as rising global temperatures appeared to catch up with Antarctica, it suddenly shrunk dramatically, but it has yet … Read more