When an uncrewed, instrumented robot circumnavigated Antarctica during the winter of 2019, it marked a technological triumph over some of the fiercest marine conditions on Earth. Now, analysis of direct measurements collected during this epic voyage are highlighting questions about the vast circumpolar ocean’s role in storing carbon dioxide.
A new NOAA Fisheries study has found some of the first quantitative signs that three species of seals (ribbon, spotted, and harbor) are experiencing impacts of warming in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.