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Whether as an undergraduate degree, minor or in pursuing a graduate degree in Oceanography, ocean sciences advance our understanding of perhaps the most influential force on our Earth system's processes our oceans, and perhaps the least understood. Explore the world to investigate the complex questions of the oceans' future, present and past through an immersive interdisciplinary education, both
08/01/2025
🌊☁️ Ocean life makes clouds—and then those clouds slow it down. Texas A&M Oceanographer Dr. Daniel Thornton broke it down for Smithsonian Magazine in a deep dive on how tiny phytoplankton help balance Earth’s climate.
🔗 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-are-just-beginning-to-understand-how-life-makes-clouds-and-their-discoveries-may-drastically-improve-climate-science-180986872/
ICYMI 🎥🌊 The full Texas A&M Oceanography livestream from the Gulf is now on YouTube! Watch grad students share real-time research at sea, with a special Q&A featuring A&M College of Arts & Sciences Dean Mark Zoran. A great look at ocean science in action! Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRR1ScflyCs
TIME UPDATE: Today's LIVE stream from the Gulf will now begin at 10:15am CT. Don't miss it right here on the Texas A&M Oceanography page!
07/14/2025
🌊 LIVE BROADCAST: Dive into ocean science with Texas A&M Oceanography! 🔬🌊 Join us Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m. CT for a behind-the-scenes look at a real research cruise—streaming live from the Gulf. Watch at facebook.com/tamuoceanography. 📺
Learn more: tx.ag/OCNGLivestream25