Using optics to trace the flow of microplastics in oceans
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter that have emerged as a novel marine environment pollutant. ...
Tag: Oceans
Giant underwater waves affect the ocean’s ability to store carbon
Underwater waves deep below the ocean’s surface – some as tall as 500 metres – play an important role in ...
Microscopic chalk discs in oceans play a key role in earth’s carbon cycle by propagating viruses
A Rutgers-led team of scientists studying virus-host interactions of a globally abundant, armor-plated marine algae, Emiliania huxleyi, has found that the ...
Smithsonian science backs Caribbean Ocean conservation: Panama will protect 54% of its oceans
Within the framework of the Our Ocean Conference on Mar. 2-3, 2023 in Panama City, Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo and ...
New finding provides better understanding of oceans’ capacity to absorb atmospheric CO2
A new study demonstrates the important role of a common group of marine calcifying phytoplankton (coccolithophores) in the regulation of ...
Plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue, says new UW-led report
Many people are aware of plastic pollution in the oceans. Photos of turtles or seabirds entangled in plastic garbage first ...
Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites — but that’s not a good thing
More than a century of preserved fish specimens offer a rare glimpse into long-term trends in parasite populations. New research ...
URI researcher-led study opens oceans of possibilities
KINGSTON, R.I. – January 5, 2023 – Since 1934, the Redfield ratio – the recurring ratio of 106:16:1 of carbon ...
Climate warming reduces organic carbon burial beneath oceans
HOUSTON – (Jan. 4, 2023) – An international team of scientists painstakingly gathered data from more than 50 years of ...
Climate warming reduces organic carbon burial beneath oceans
HOUSTON – (Jan. 4, 2023) – An international team of scientists painstakingly gathered data from more than 50 years of ...
Multidisciplinary, cross-border collaboration and stable levels of funding extends knowledge of the oceans
The oceans are still less known than the Moon, but scientists have been exploring them more intensely in recent decades. ...
Fossil-sorting robots will help researchers study oceans, climate
Researchers have developed and demonstrated a robot capable of sorting, manipulating, and identifying microscopic marine fossils. The new technology automates ...
Chinese and New Zealand scientists dive to one of the ocean’s deepest regions
A submersible pilot from China and a New Zealand scientist have become the first women to dive to Scholl Deep ...
Mars was covered by 300 meter deep oceans
Mars is called the red planet. But once, it was actually blue and covered in water, bringing us closer to ...
Warming oceans likely to shrink the viable habitat of many marine animals – but not all
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 18, 2022) – Brad Seibel still remembers the headlines from 20 years ago that sounded like a ...
How fish survive the extreme pressures of life in the oceans
University of Leeds Press Release Under embargo until 10:00 BST, 28 September With graphics and images How fish survive ...
New research tracks the history of manatees across Earth’s oceans
DURHAM, N.C. — Zoologists refer to manatees and dugongs as “sea cows” but a simple internet search might return the ...
Researchers discover fossils of giant sea lizard that ruled the oceans 66 million years ago
Researchers have discovered a huge new mosasaur from Morocco, named Thalassotitan atrox, which filled the apex predator niche. With massive ...
As oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning
Woods Hole, MA — In a warming ocean, snapping shrimp might be the acoustic canary in the coal mine. Credit: ...
Compound extreme events stress the oceans
It's not just the land that is groaning under the heat – the ocean is also suffering from heatwaves. In ...
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A final present from birds killed in window collisions: poop that reveals their microbiomes
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Shining light on the mechanics of embryo development
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Study shows physical activity prevents, not just delays, cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer
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Mimicking biological enzymes may be key to hydrogen fuel production
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Employees tend to avoid taking breaks despite high levels of stress