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Earth’s oceans, seas, and lakes are quickly losing their ability to keep fish alive
A study on how climate change affects our oceans reveals that tiny changes in the food chain can have massive impacts on fish ...
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Scientists Are Crafting Fake Whale Poop and Dumping It in the Ocean
As research over the past several decades has shown, whales play a critical role in bolstering ocean ecosystems. Many whale ...
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How marine heatwaves impact ocean health
Rising ocean heatwaves disrupt marine ecosystems, threatening phytoplankton blooms, food chains, and carbon storage.
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The Plan to Fertilize the Ocean With IRON
One day my marine biology professor had us all read a paper proposing the idea of fertilizing the ocean using iron to create phytoplankton blooms to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to combat ...
Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won’t survive future climate change – new study
Scientists have compared data from the last ice age, around 21,000 years ago, and modern records to see what happened to ...
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Of tiny organisms and their giant impact on the ocean
November 2024/Kiel. Professor Dr Susanne Neuer, renowned marine biogeochemist and professor at Arizona State University, was awarded the 31st Excellence Professorship from the Prof. Dr Werner Petersen ...
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Why are scientists dumping fake whale poop into the oceans?
While the majestic mammals may be far fewer than they once were, their poop plays a crucial role in maintaining marine ...
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Fish food: UH researchers study circular ocean currents’ role in phytoplankton blooms
Circular ocean currents, called “eddies,” play an important role in supplying nutrients for marine life and can stimulate ...
MarONet Buoy To Help NASA Illuminate Ocean’s Role in Climate Change
In partnership with NASA, Curtin University is enhancing ocean monitoring by deploying MarONet, a buoy off Perth’s coast, to improve satellite data accuracy. The project will help analyze ocean color ...