Visualization Vednesdays highlights graphics and movies created by professional scientists. Then I butt in explain the science behind the visual. I’ll be focusing on physical oceanography cause they ...

In the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Greenland and Iceland, a swath of water is doing something very strange. While the rest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA created a visualization of ocean current layers. Only now we can see them, or at least a visualization of them based on NASA ...

As a physical oceanographer, I go to a lot of conferences, talks, seminars and lectures where a fellow scientist shows a visualization. And so many are FRICKIN’ AWESOME. I get all excited and gesture ...

DENVER — Using the power of today’s high-performance computers, Earth scientists are working hand in hand with visualization experts to bring exquisitely detailed views of Earth’s oceans into sharper ...

With the development of various types of fixed marine observation equipment, satellite remote sensing technology, and computer simulation technology, modern marine scientific research has entered the ...

LOS ANGELES — Just last week, I looked at HINT.FM’s gorgeous wind mapping project. The wind, as we all know, is deeply intertwined the world over. But so is water. And in many ways, trying to imagine ...

The lines, curves, and whorls made by ocean currents in NASA's Perpetual Ocean video look like they were taken straight out of Vincent van Gogh's A Starry Night. All the pretty strokes came courtesy ...

Data visualization teams or individuals are invited to develop a data visualization or infographic to illustrate a data set relating to plastic waste or pollution. National Geographic and Sky Ocean ...