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A 76-square-kilometer iceberg broke from Greenland's Petermann Glacier in August, survived a dramatic collision with Joe Island, and is now floating through Arctic waters intact. Scientists are tracking the massive ice island as it carries freshwater nutrients to ocean ecosystems far from where it first broke free.
When 60,000 Nike sneakers spilled into the Pacific Ocean in 1990, oceanographers turned disaster into discovery. The floating shoes helped create the most accurate maps of ocean currents ever made.
A woman geologist who wasn't allowed on research vessels spent hours translating sonar data at a desk and discovered that Earth's continents once moved. Her findings revolutionized our understanding of the planet, even after her colleague dismissed them as "girl talk."
Scientists discovered a flat band of land on Mars that could be the "bathtub ring" left behind when an ocean covering one-third of the planet dried up billions of years ago. If confirmed by upcoming missions, it would solve a 50-year debate about whether Mars once looked remarkably like Earth.
A woman geologist whose groundbreaking ocean maps proved continents once moved was banned from research ships and had her discoveries dismissed as "girl talk." Her hand-drawn seafloor maps changed how we see Earth forever.
Scientists just closed a massive gap in climate research with AI that tracks icebergs from birth to their final melt. The breakthrough reveals where billions of gallons of freshwater enter our oceans, transforming how we predict future climate patterns.