Earth and Ocean Sciences

Giant squid

June 24, 2019

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May 6, 2019

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Giant devil rays can grow up to 17 feet long, but scientists still have spotty knowledge about their population size, movements and birthing zones. (Credit: Patrik Neckman, via Wikimedia Commons)

April 23, 2019

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Photos from a citizen science project reveal shipwrecks off the N.C. coast are important habitats for sand tiger sharks, a species vulnerable to extinction. (Credit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute)

April 22, 2019

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Duke Univ. PhD student Weiyi Tang sets up a flow-through incubator to measure oceanic nitrogen fixation on a research cruise. (Credit: Karyn Perdue, Museum of Life and Science, Durham, N.C.)

February 20, 2019

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wetlands images

February 13, 2019

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https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/new-study-confirms-beaked-whales-incredible-diving-abilities

February 6, 2019

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New research shows the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, which regulates climate, is primarily driven by waters west of Europe. (Credit: Carolina Nobre, WHOI Media)

January 31, 2019

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As nations fight for control, South China Sea coral reefs are dying in silence

January 3, 2019

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shark and jackfish on a reef

November 13, 2018

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Researcher Emily Klein at sea taking bore samples from the volcanic ocean

November 13, 2018

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Research continues at ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓ Marine Lab as it recovers from Hurricane Florence.

October 23, 2018

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PhD Students Take Part in Research Cruise Studying Ocean Microbes’ Role in Climate

October 11, 2018

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