Oceanography

Underwater Forest

Coral reefs at the mouth of the Amazon River may be larger, deeper, and more complex than expected

Sources of methane under the sea

Two thousand craters releasing greenhouse gas found off the Brazilian coast

The sea’s advance

Brazilian beaches under erosive processes have increased from 40% to 60% since 2003.

New species of colorful fish stuns researchers

Discovery off the São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago is evidence of a unique and little known fauna

Deep sea alliances

Six species of cleaner fish from the Rocas Atoll obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish

This is not a fried egg

At the bottom of the Amazon

At the bottom of the Amazon

Deep sea alliances

Cleaner fish obtain food by removing parasites from larger fish

Researchers of the sea

Oceanography began to be consolidated in Brazil in the 1940s

Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise

Sea levels along the Brazilian coast are expected to rise

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

Ocean reefs may have emerged 20 million years earlier than previously thought

This is not a fried egg

This is not a fried egg

Perfect match

Algae were already living in symbiosis with corals 210 million years ago

Carnival all year round

Carnival all year round

Back to sea

The oceanographic research vessel owned by USP returned to the sea

Studying the sea

A new unit of Unesp, the Institute of Advanced Studies of the Sea was opened

Underwater vehicles

Underwater robots are tested in oil exploration and research

New polar research ships

The UK’s polar research ship is scheduled to begin operating in 2019

Good-bye to the Prof. Besnard

University has to remove oceanographic vessel from the port

The voyages of sea turtles

Genetics help delineate populations of endangered species

More productive oil wells

Nanoparticles can increase the oil and gas extracted from reservoirs

Damage hidden in the mud

Dam collapse in Minas Gerais can change the ecological dynamics of the Rio Doce

Prevention is worth the effort

Adaptive measures would reduce the damage caused by rising sea levels

Thinner and more fragile

One shelf in western Antarctica may disappear by the end of the decade

Together until the end

Together until the end

Back to sea

New oceanographic vessel advances research along the Brazilian coast

Productive conversations at the University of California

Event took place at the Berkeley and Davis UC campuses

Risky crab feast

Crustaceans along the São Paulo coast are accumulating heavy metals

Sponge sucks up oil from the ocean

Sponge absorbs up to 85% of oil spilled into the sea

Rainfall in the past

Study estimates South Atlantic's surface temperatures in the last 12,000 years