New Study: The Ocean Is Emitting Millions of Pounds of Plastic Into the Atmosphere
A new study quantifies how much microplastic is sent into the air from ocean spray. When sea bubbles pop, they launch tiny particles, like salt…
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The Primordial Brew: How Ancient Seas Molded Life on Earth
Scientists know very little about conditions in the ocean when life first evolved, but new research published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed how…
Lake Superior’s Enigmatic Sulfur Cycle: A Window Into Earth’s Past
The study highlights the significance of organic sulfur compounds in the biogeochemical cycle. Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is…
Severed Cables, Altered Seafloors: Massive Hunga-Tonga Eruption Triggered Destructive Submarine Volcanic Flows
The 2022 Hunga eruption in Tonga highlighted the destructive potential of underwater volcanic flows, severing undersea cables and transforming the seafloor, with risks extending over…
Unlocking Climate Secrets: How Ocean Salt Patterns Influence Global Weather
The study examines the connection between salinity, ocean currents, and climate. Researchers from Dalhousie University in Canada, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Alfred…
Violent Eruption: Mystery of Volcanic Tsunami Solved After 373 Years
GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics. The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive…
Chilling Reality: An Unseen Factor Is Accelerating Antarctic Glacier Meltdown
Simulations showed that meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers accelerated sea-level rise by 15% by 2300, suggesting it should be factored into future projections. A new…
Coral Crisis: Massive Accumulation of Heat Stress in Summer 2023
The seas around Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas saw large accumulations of heat stress beginning in summer 2023, with implications for the health of coral…
A Sea of Change: Climate Change Is Shifting Our Oceans From Blue to Green
Two decades of satellite measurements show that the sea surface is shading toward green. The deep-blue sea is turning a touch greener. While that may…
Mother of All Tests: NASA’s PACE Spacecraft Triumphs in Space Simulation
The PACE spacecraft completed a vital month-long thermal test at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, paving the way for its scheduled January 2024 launch. Consider…
The Ocean’s Rising Fever: Global Sea Surface Temperatures Hit Record Levels
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global ocean temperatures to record levels in…
The Deepening Mystery: How Sea-Ice Retreat is Influencing Marine Life
Climate change is affecting the seasonal vertical migration of zooplankton in the Arctic, according to a new study. Increasing Arctic sea ice melting allows sunlight…
Beating the Heat: Pacific Coral Reef Shows Unprecedented Increase in Climate Resistance
Coral reefs in Palau, Pacific Ocean, are showing increased thermal tolerance, potentially reducing future climate change-induced bleaching. However, the study emphasizes the urgent need for…
“Ubiquitous” – Scientists Discover That the Oceans Release Microplastics Into the Atmosphere
New research identifies the composition and origins of the microplastics. Microplastic particles can be found in the marine atmosphere, even in the world’s most isolated…
Ocean Alarms From the Past: Century-Old Coral Exposes the Intensifying Pacific Current
Just as tree rings chronicle past climates, isotopic patterns in coral track historical shifts in ocean currents. According to a recent study in the journal…
Chilling Forecast: Scientists Predict a Collapse of the Atlantic Ocean Current
Important ocean currents that redistribute heat, cold, and precipitation between the tropics and the northernmost parts of the Atlantic region will shut down around the…
Impact of Deep-Sea Mining on Ocean Animals May Be “Even Bigger Than We Think”
Ocean animals withdraw from areas both around and outside deep-sea mining operations. In 2020, Japan performed the first successful test extracting cobalt crusts from the…
Foundational Species: How Eelgrass Spread Around the World
An international research team led by GEOMAR reconstructs the worldwide colonization history of the most widespread marine plant. Seagrasses evolved from freshwater plants and use…