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Winds and currents fuel equatorial Atlantic phytoplankton bloom
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Winds and currents fuel equatorial Atlantic phytoplankton bloomScience

Winds and currents fuel equatorial Atlantic phytoplankton bloom

The eastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean is home to a vibrant marine ecosystem that thrives on the supply of nutrients from the deep ocean. At the…
SourceSourceJanuary 8, 2025 Full article
Microalgae use their light-sensing ‘eyes’ to navigate ocean depths
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Microalgae use their light-sensing ‘eyes’ to navigate ocean depthsScience

Microalgae use their light-sensing ‘eyes’ to navigate ocean depths

The tiny phytoplankton that drive oxygen production and carbon storage in Earth's oceans are revealing how they navigate their ever-changing underwater world. Diatoms are unicellular…
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Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage
Clay sprayed on the oceanโ€™s surface converts carbon into food for microscopic zooplankton
Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storageScience

Zooplankton and clay dust offer a surprising solution to carbon storage

Harnessing the natural appetites of zooplankton, researchers at Dartmouth College have developed an innovative way to accelerate the oceanโ€™s capacity to store carbon, potentially advancing…
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Image of the day: Summer phytoplankton bloom off Melbourne, Australia
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Image of the day: Summer phytoplankton bloom off Melbourne, AustraliaNews

Image of the day: Summer phytoplankton bloom off Melbourne, Australia

A satellite image captured by Copernicus Sentinel-3 on December 3, 2024, reveals a sprawling phytoplankton bloom extending over 800 kilometers off the coast of Melbourne…
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Oceans’ sulfur emissions reveal stronger climate-cooling effects
Oceans’ sulfur emissions reveal stronger climate-cooling effectsClimate

Oceans’ sulfur emissions reveal stronger climate-cooling effects

New research has unveiled that oceans emit a sulfur gas produced by marine life in quantities that significantly enhance their climate-cooling impact, particularly over the…
SourceSourceNovember 28, 2024 Full article
Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2024
Small iceberg floating in ocean water under a bright sky with the Sun visible above - climate change effects
Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2024Science

Climate Science Digest: November 13, 2024

Air pollution exposure may be associated with eczema Data from hundreds of thousands of U.S. adults suggests that each zip code increase of 10 ยตm/m3…
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Muser Press โ€“ New Research Articles Week 40, 2024
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Muser Press โ€“ New Research Articles Week 40, 2024Science

Muser Press โ€“ New Research Articles Week 40, 2024

The impact of environmental shocks due to climate change on intimate partner violence: A structural equation model of data from 156 countries Climate change-related landslides,…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2024 Full article
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact
Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arcticโ€™s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
Warming oceans see growth of hidden phytoplankton forest
Warming oceans see growth of hidden phytoplankton forestScience

Warming oceans see growth of hidden phytoplankton forest

As oceans warm, a hidden world of phytoplankton is flourishing beneath the surface, according to new research. These microscopic organisms, vital for life on Earth,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into theย atmosphere
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Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into theย atmosphereClimate

Climate change may cause lake phytoplankton to become predatory, putting more CO2 into theย atmosphere

Energy transformersPredatorial plantsDual strategiesAccelerating climate change By Beatrix Beisner |ย The Conversation - Plankton โ€” tiny organisms that are present in salt and freshwater โ€” account…
SourceSourceJuly 12, 2024 Full article
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton
How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplanktonClimateScience

How heatwaves are affecting Arctic phytoplankton

By Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research The basis of the marine food web in the Arctic, the phytoplankton, responds to…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2024 Full article