1. One Ocean

• New study definitively confirms Gulf Stream weakening, understanding the changes could help predict future trends in extreme events
• Ocean acidification makes ecologically important seaweed species fragile
• New development model for the world's third-longest river
• Long-lasting La Nina events more common over past century
• Mussels able to adjust heart rate to cope with marine heatwaves

2. Shape Earth

3. Weather and Climate

4. Make Earth Habitable

• Earthquake Births New Island off Pakistan
• New posts in the Earth Matters blog - Key Science Points from the 2013 IPCC Report
• Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide
• New posts in the Earth Matters blog - A View Inside Super Typhoon Usagi
• Super Typhoon Usagi

5. Life and Ecosystems

• Could a wave ‘speed bump’ protect coastal communities from storm surge?
• Scientists discover a labyrinth of life hidden in the deep
• NASA astronaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts launch to space
• NASA is preparing to explore alien worlds by investigating Earth’s dark corners
• Climate change takes habitat from big fish, the ocean’s key predators

6. Humans and Ocean

• Humans displaced, habitats disturbed - but Uganda pushes ahead ... - The National
• Microplastics in Clouds Could Be 'Contaminating Nearly Everything ... - Common Dreams
• Study: Ocean acidification research is robust despite ebbs and flows ... - Global Seafood Alliance
• New Cincinnati Museum Center exhibit explores Tri-State's ancient history - WKRC TV Cincinnati
• Richard Stallman Says He Has Cancer - Slashdot

7. Exploration