What Causes Bioluminescent Waves?

One of Earth's most spectacular light shows can actually be found in the oceans, when their waves glow brightly as the result ...

What causes the northern lights? The science behind the aurora borealis.

Nature offers many dazzling displays, from jagged flashes of lightning to radiant sunsets. But perhaps one of the most elusive natural phenomena is the shimmering waves of green, pink, and red dancing ...
SFGate

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Francesco Fedele, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Rogue waves have ...

Even moderate heat waves can depress sea urchin reproduction along the Pacific coast

Biologists thought that marine heat waves lowered urchin reproduction only at lethal temperatures. A new study shows ...
Tampa Bay Times

WHAT CAUSES WAVES?

The wind causes the waves. A wave is a way in which some form of energy is moved from one place to another. Some sort of force or energy must start a wave, and the wind provides that energy in the ...
The Conversation

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, ...