How can we find out what happens in water that lies underwater?

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The cod has followed the thermometer

In recent decades the cod stock in the Barents Sea has gone up and down with the ocean temperature. Future development depends on more than the water.

Looking at freshwater in a new way

Freshwater is quietly reshaping the oceans — and with it, the climate. A new study has looked at how rain, river runoff, and melting sea ice spread through the world’s oceans, revealing differences between the Arctic and Antarctic.

All the water we cannot see

Only a fraction of the ocean lies at the surface. How can we find out what happens in water that lies underwater?