Oceanography

photolab

Give me shelter

Transparent, stripy shrimp seen on an endangered Condylactis gigantea anemone

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OCEANOGRAPHY

Pollution, loss of biodiversity, invasive species, and the impacts of climate change

The marine and coastal environment in Brazil is undergoing intense degradation, demanding urgent action to alleviate problems that are piling up

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Geography

Asian metropolises under threat from the sea

Metropolises in Southeast Asia could suffer from rising sea levels caused by global warming

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photolab

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

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Geophysics

The undersea volcano that shook an island

Undersea volcano caused hundreds of earthquakes, frightening the population of Mayotte island

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Ecology

The reason behind the megadiversity of fish in South America

Geological events of the last 55 million years have restructured hydrographic basins and contributed to the diversification of freshwater species

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Oceanography

A new kind of marine environment

New type of reef found off the coast of Espírito Santo was named coral hills

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Oceanography

Whirlpools born off the coast of Pernambuco

Researchers identify how whirlpools are formed off the coast of Pernambuco

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COVER

Science with the public

People without academic experience contribute to data collection and knowledge production

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Video

New kind of coral reef surprise researchers

Far from the coast, coraline Hills harbor a large diversity of fish that only exist there | 4'58

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Environment

Brazil dumps 3.44 million tons of plastic waste into the sea every year

Studies reveal the impact of plastic bags, bottles, straws, and other polymeric materials on marine organisms and ecosystems

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PHOTOLAB

Underwater world

Algal reefs growing on volcanic seamounds were named "Coraline Hills"

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Biodiversity

Coral reefs shrinking in Abrolhos

Coral reefs off the coast of Bahia have shrunk by 28% over the last 160 years

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Video

Fishes and corals also suffer with climate change

Altered ocean currents carry less of the microorganisms which feed deep and cold water corals. Closer to the surface, rising temperatures pose energetic challenges for fishes | 3'02

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OCEANOGRAPHY

A refuge for giant algae

Southern coast of Chile appears to be a safe haven for giant kelp forests

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BIOGEOGRAPHY

Water from the Amazon River separates Brazilian and Caribbean marine species

A sediment plume from the river penetrates thousands of kilometers into the Atlantic, home to its own fauna that differs to other regions of the ocean

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Global Warming

Oceans warmer and noisier thanks to climate change

By the end of the century, oceans will be warmer and noisier

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Endurance

Intact under the ice of Antarctica

Norwegian ship Endurance, which sank in Antarctica in November 1915, found

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Naval engineering

Robots on the high seas

Autonomous boat and drone used to monitor oil leaks at offshore oil platforms

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geography

Sea level controls volcano activity

The sea level may control the activity of many volcanoes on the planet

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Biodiversity

Transplanting microorganisms reduces coral death

It may be possible to reduce coral death caused by ocean warming associated with climate change

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Oceanography

The Saga of the Paratethys

The world's largest lake formed 12 million years ago and then disappeared, giving rise to the Caspian and Black Seas

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Photolab

Invisible message

When stimulated with ultraviolet light, the cock-eyed squid (Histioteuthis sp.) becomes covered with bright red dots

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Paleontology

The near extinction of sharks

Ocean sediment fossil records suggest that today's sharks are descended from the few survivors of a mass extinction that wiped out nearly all the shark species that lived in the early Miocene Epoch

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video

These nurseries can help to recover coral

Culture of damaged fragments onto 3D-printed cribs is a promising technology for restoring threatened reefs | 4'50

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Marine biology

Coral nurseries

Mobile cultivation of damaged coral in precast frames is a promising technology for rehabilitating reefs

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Oceanography

Deep heating

Sensors installed up to 4,700 meters below the ocean’s surface record increased temperatures in abyssal regions of the South Atlantic

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UFRJ – 100 YEARS

Masters of challenge

COPPE, an engineering institute best known for its marine engineering, energy, and sustainability research, is now helping to tackle COVID-19

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Record

In space and the deep sea

American geologist, oceanographer and former astronaut Kathy Sullivan, 68, is the first person to walk in space and to dive to the deepest point of the ocean

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Oceanography

Revelations from a submerged archipelago

Beaches, rivers, and mangroves covered a mountain range that was above sea level 40 million years ago

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