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Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs

A new study involving thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the world and over their lifetime. It casted doubt on the oft-repeated notion that eight, 8-ounce glasses of water meet the human body's daily needs. That...

Modeling suggests iceberg A68’s second break was due to ocean current shear forces

A team of Princeton University researchers, working with a colleague from City University of New York, discovered evidence that a large portion of iceberg A68 broke away in 2020 due to shear forces caused by differences in ocean currents. The group describes their study...

Modelling electrolyte transport in water-rich exoplanet

A modelling study published in Nature Communications suggests that oceans on water-rich exoplanets may be enriched with electrolytes, including salts like sodium chloride. The study proposes that electrolytes can be transported from these planets' rocky cores, which may have implications for the potential habitability...

Dynamics of ocean worlds likely controlled by their rotation

Discovering that many of the large moons in the outer solar system may host significant subsurface oceans of liquid water has been a key advance in planetary science. These moons represent some of the most promising habitats for life beyond Earth. But their hidden...

Study suggests Larsen A and B ice shelves collapsed due to atmospheric rivers

Scientists suggested the collapse of the Larsen A and B ice shelves was due to the arrival of atmospheric rivers. The study was published in the journal Communications Earth and Environment. Scientists described how they tracked the movement of atmospheric rivers during the time period...

Hidden upwelling systems may be overlooked branches of ocean circulation

Upwelling and downwelling play an important role in transporting the heat, carbon, and nutrients that affect Earth's climate. Many studies have focused on these vertical motions in the ocean. This includes eastern boundary currents and the Southern Ocean. Previous research has suggested that western boundary...