NWO XS-grant for research on spatial tipping points in the ocean
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
Published: 16 April 2026
NIOZ researcher receives grant to use deep learning to predict where in the Atlantic Ocean the circulation could cross catastrophic tipping points under future global warming.
Keywords: Atlantic circulation, tipping points, deep learning, AMOC, climate change, ocean modeling, early warning
Two Moons on the Horizon: Artemis II and the Discovery of a New Moon Jellyfish Species
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Published: 9 April 2026
Researchers at Texas A&M Galveston discovered Aurelia profunda, a new deep-sea moon jellyfish species in the Gulf, increasing known moon jellyfish species from three to four.
Keywords: moon jellyfish, Aurelia profunda, new species, Gulf of Mexico, marine biology, deep sea, taxonomy
Bringing back eelgrass
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 23 April 2026
WHOI scientists are working to restore eelgrass meadows along the Cape Cod coastline using innovative seed-based techniques that could help reverse decades of habitat loss in coastal waters.
Keywords: eelgrass, restoration, coastal ecology, marine habitat, seagrass, Cape Cod, marine conservation
