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Study examines the role of deep-sea microbial predators at hydrothermal vents
IMAGE: A view of the Apollo Vent Field at the northern Gorda Ridge, where samples were collected by the ROV Hercules…
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Ship traffic dropped during first months of Covid pandemic
Ship movements on the world’s oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions came into force, a…
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Predator-prey interaction study reveals more food does not always mean more consumption
Scientists at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center have developed an unusually rich picture of who is eating whom off…
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Marine biodiversity reshuffles under warmer and sea ice-free Pacific Arctic
IMAGE: Geographic map of the Pacific Arctic region, highlighting the study area in purple contour. (Irene D. Alabia, et al., Science…
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Major wind-driven ocean currents are shifting toward the poles
The severe droughts in the USA and Australia are the first sign that the tropics, and their warm temperatures, are…
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Undersea earthquakes shake up climate science
IMAGE: An artist’s rendering of undersea earthquake waves. view more Credit: Caltech Despite climate change being most obvious to people as…
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Droughts in the Amazon rainforest can be predicted up to 18 months in advance
Droughts impact millions of people and threaten the delicate ecosystems of the Amazon rainforest in South America. Now a study…
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Poetry in motion: Engineers analyze the fluid physics of movement in marine snails
In the world’s oceans, billions of tiny marine snails (a form of plankton) commute daily between surface waters, where they…
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FSU researchers track nutrient transport in the Gulf of Mexico
Researchers from Florida State University are shedding light on nutrient levels in the Gulf of Mexico with new findings published…
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Ocean carbon uptake widely underestimated
The world’s oceans soak up more carbon than most scientific models suggest, according to new research. Previous estimates of the…
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