Microplastics may slow the rate at which carbon is pulled from the sea surface to the depths
It turns out plastics in the ocean do more than suffocate turtles, fish and other marine life.
It turns out plastics in the ocean do more than suffocate turtles, fish and other marine life.
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2024
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Could vast, long-hidden oceans be teeming with alien life in our very own Solar System?
Planetary Sciences
Apr 12, 2023
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The explosion of animal life on Earth around 520 million years ago was the result of a combination of interlinked factors rather than a single underlying cause, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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Where there's water there's life – even in brine beneath 60 feet of Antarctic ice, in permanent darkness and subzero temperatures.
Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2012
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An ancient bout of global warming 56 million years ago that acidified oceans and wiped-out marine life had a milder effect in the Gulf of Mexico, where life was sheltered by the basin's unique geology—according to research ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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Scientists have discovered the cause of giant underwater landslides in Antarctica, which they believe could have generated tsunami waves that stretched across the Southern Ocean.
Earth Sciences
May 18, 2023
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An ocean census has revealed a "new world" of richly diverse marine microbe life that could help scientists understand more about key environmental processes on Earth, a study said Sunday.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2010
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While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea's summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves.
Environment
Aug 21, 2022
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The hydrothermal vents and methane seeps on the ocean floor that were once thought to be geologic and biological oddities are now emerging as a major force in ocean ecosystems, marine life and global climate.
Earth Sciences
May 31, 2016
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This year, plastic pollution is the main theme of International Environment Day, celebrated on June 5.
Environment
Jun 4, 2018
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