Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image of the northern Gulf of Mexico created from remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll measurements taken from newly ...

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The ocean’s color has changed significantly over the last 20 years, and the global trend is likely a consequence of human-induced climate change, report scientists at MIT, the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Using satellite imagery that dates back two decades, researchers have detected subtle color changes in the Earth’s oceans that cannot be explained by normal year-to-year ecological variability alone.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must implement several measures related to operations of a new polar-orbiting weather satellite to ensure continuity of a ...

A new study analyzing 20 years of data has found that our oceans have changed color, indicating a significant shift in marine ecosystems that is likely due to human-caused climate change. For decades, ...

A new NASA Internet tool called "Giovanni" allows high school and college students and researchers to access and analyze satellite-derived ocean color data. Ocean color data provides students ...