Fish Poop Helps Remove 1.65 Billion Tons of Carbon From the Atmosphere Each Year
New research has shown that carbon in feces, respiration, and other excretions from fishes make up about 16% of the total carbon that sinks below…
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Luck Played a Major Role in Keeping Earth Fit for Life
A study by the University of Southampton gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years –…
Abundance of Life on Coral Reefs Has Been Puzzling Since Charles Darwin’s Day – New Research Provides Answers
Study reveals open ocean waters once assumed to be unproductive are in fact teeming with an abundance of life on coral reefs. Since Charles Darwin’s…
Whale Sharks Extraordinary Ability to Quickly Recover From Serious Injuries
A new study has for the first time explored the extraordinary rate at which the world’s largest fish, the endangered whale shark, can recover from…
Ocean Warming Predicted to Amplify Tropical Rainfall Extremes
Ocean warming predicted to cause a twofold increase in amplitude of rainfall fluctuations over the tropical Pacific. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most…
A Sea of Garbage: Ocean Floor Landfills
The Long Journey of Litter to the Seafloor The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the…
Antarctica: Southern Ocean Cools at the Surface but Warms Up at Depth
Scientists from the CNRS, CNES, IRD, Sorbonne Université, l’Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier and their Australian colleagues*, with the support of the IPEV, have…
Using Whale Songs and Seismometers to Reveal Deep Secrets of the Oceanic Crust
The songs of fin whales can be used for seismic imaging of the oceanic crust, providing scientists a novel alternative to conventional surveying, a new…
Biochemical Clues Reveal How Some Corals Resist Bleaching From Climate Change That Is Killing Coral Reefs
Climate change is bleaching and killing corals, but researchers from Michigan State and the University of Hawaii are investigating how some can stand up to…
Iodine Oxoacids Formed in Oceans Have Major Impact on Climate and Human Health
Molecular iodine, a major emission from the ocean, can quickly convert to iodic oxoacids even under weak daylight conditions. These oxoacids lead rapidly to aerosol…
Exploring Earth From Space: Japan in Bloom [Video]
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the algal blooms swirling around the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Japan. Algae blooms refer to…
A Surprising Cycle: Researchers Discover an Immense Hydrocarbon Cycle in the World’s Ocean
Hydrocarbons and petroleum are almost synonymous in environmental science. After all, oil reserves account for nearly all the hydrocarbons we encounter. But the few hydrocarbons…
As Oceans Warm, Large Fish Struggle to Extract the Oxygen They Need From Their Environment
New tool gauges impacts of warming waters on over 200 fish species. Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to…
Hidden World Just Below the Surface: Scientists Discover Ocean “Surface Slicks” Are Nurseries for Diverse Fishes
The open ocean is a harsh place for newborn fishes. From the minute larvae hatch from their eggs, their survival depends upon finding food and…
New Research Shows Sea Level Will Rise Faster Than Previously Thought
There are two main elements to observe when assessing sea level rise. One is the loss of the ice on land, e.g., melting mountain glaciers…
Algorithm for Algal Rhythms: Red Sea Atlas of Algal Blooms Reveals the Need for More Sustainable Fish Farming
An atlas of harmful algal blooms across the Red Sea reveals their link with industrial aquaculture and how these blooms have changed in recent decades….
Thinning Surface Layer of Ocean Leaves Waters More Susceptible to Extreme Warming Events
Marine Heatwaves Becoming More Intense, More Frequent When thick, the surface layer of the ocean acts as a buffer to extreme marine heating—but a new…
Our Planet Is Losing Ice at Record Rate – In Line With the Worst-Case Climate Warming Scenarios
A research team – the first to carry out a survey of global ice loss using satellite data – has discovered that the rate at…