Jakarta (Global Adventures): In a joint Indonesia - U.S. exploration of the deep ocean north of Sulawesi, Indonesia, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer's built-in multibeam sonar mapped a huge undersea volcano while cameras on the ship's remotely-operated vehicle took high-definition images of the feature called Kawio Barat, referring to the ocean area west of Kawio Islands. [...]

Washington, D.C. (Global Adventures): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Washington (UW) will continue to work in the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) to study marine ecosystems, ocean acidification, climate change, and tsunamis. The institute is one of the biggest beneficiaries of about 20 [...]

Washington, DC (Global Adventures): The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) called for a predictable and rising price on carbon emissions as a way to reduce greenhouse gases. After releasing three reports that outline the most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the National Research Council says that the U.S. should act now to reduce [...]

Key West (Global Adventures): NASA plans to send a group of astronauts to the bottom of the ocean to simulate conditions on other planets and asteroids. During the 14th expedition of the Extreme Environment Mission Operations project (NEEMO), a team of astronauts, scientists and technicians will live and work in and around the Aquarius Underwater [...]

Washington, D.C. (Global Adventures): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received its first infrared image of Earth from the latest in a series of geostationary satellites that operates in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above the planet. Goes-15, previously known as Goes-P, is a weather satellite constructed by Boeing to help NOAA forecasters [...]

Washington, DC (Global Adventures): The Arctic could be nearly ice free during the summer season within 30 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The agency used current ice coverage observed during the 2007/2008 summer seasons as a base for computer models. "Computer simulations indicate that Arctic sea ice retreat will not [...]

Vilano Beach (Global Adventures): Scientists videotaped the birth of a right whale of the coast of Florida in waters earmarked by the U.S. Navy for a new warfare training range. Right whales are an endangered species and researchers say that only about 400 to 450 remain in the North Atlantic. A research team conducting a [...]