1. One Ocean

• Gulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium
• Extreme melt on Antarctica's George VI ice shelf
• Scientists achieve breakthrough in culturing corals and sea anemones cells
• Record-high Arctic freshwater will flow to Labrador Sea, affecting local and global oceans
• 'Missing ice problem' finally solved

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

• ‘Ropeless’ Lobster Fishing Could Save The Whales. Could It Kill The Industry?
• Unexpected life is discovered in a deep, dark Antarctic world
• Study: Acidic ocean could devastate Cape Cod and Islands shellfish industry
• Researchers discover an immense hydrocarbon cycle in the world’s ocean
• R.I. Fishermen, developers reach impasse over offshore wind farm

6. Humans and Ocean

• NJORD And Chenot Create The Most High-Tech Spa On The Ocean – Here’s How To Get On Board - Forbes
• Aliens in Lagos: Sci-fi novel Lagoon offers a bold new future - News24
• High hopes: drones join fight to save New Zealand’s rarest dolphin - The Guardian
• Black History Month: Important 2010s albums by Black musicians (part 1) - The Stanford Daily
• Atlantic Ocean circulation is the weakest in at least 1,600 years, study finds – here's what that means for the climate - CBS News

7. Exploration