Seal sensors uncover ocean secrets

+ Harris is no Humphrey US Edition - Today's top story: Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate [View in browser]( US Edition | 26 July 2024 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Top headlines - [How GoFundMe overpromises and underdelivers]( - [Would Reagan recognize today’s brand of conservatism?]( - [See if you can go 8/8 on this week’s news quiz]( Lead story To get a full picture of how Earth’s climate is changing, scientists study how much heat the oceans take in and store. They also track how currents move heat through the oceans, which can lead to melting ice in places like Antarctica. But the Southern Ocean around Antarctica is deep, and its currents are rough. So, for the past several years, researchers have enlisted some unlikely assistants: seals. Since these animals are strong swimmers and adept at navigating turbulent waters, they’re the perfect helpers for collecting oceanographic data. Using tags that look like little hats when they’re attached to the seals’ heads, researchers can gain insight into the physics of ocean currents, as well as study seal behavior. Oceanographer Lilian Dove describes [the treasure trove of knowledge that tagged seals have opened up]( for researchers around the world. [[How faith and religion drive the world. Sign up for our weekly newsletter, This Week in Religion.](] Mary Magnuson Associate Science Editor Seals are great swimmers, which makes them a great candidate for collecting ocean data. Dan Costa [Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate]( Lilian Dove, Brown University In some of the most remote places on Earth, tags attached to seals collect data at the cutting edge of ocean science. 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