Biological oceanography
As Elusive as a Cheshire Cat : Phytoplankton vs. Marine Viruses
Phytoplankton escape infection by marine viruses by becoming invisible to them using a new tactic: the “Cheshire Cat” strategy.
Tag: biogeochemistry
deep sea Microbiology
Enigmatic microorganisms from the depths
Magneto might be happy to find about this recently discovered magnetic microorganism from the deep sea
Biological oceanography
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Marine Snow
Did you know that it snows in the ocean? How tiny ocean particles impact Earth’s climate.
Biological oceanography
Deep-dwellers of the sea affected by clouds in the sky
Plankton and fish daily vertical migrations are affected by cloud shadows, a previously undescribed phenomenon.
Biological oceanography
Measurements of zooplankton breathing, pooping & peeing? Oh my!
While tiny in nature, zooplankton are important in regulating carbon in the ocean. Read on to learn how!
Climate Change
Can seaweed save the planet?
Can a giant patch of seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean save the planet from the effects of climate change?
Biochemistry Chemistry geochemistry
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Discovering Sulfur Bacteria off the Coast of Namibia
Everyone has that one friend with an eccentric talent, right? What if I told you that the ocean is chock…
Biochemistry Biodiversity Biological oceanography Human Health technology
Let Marine Microbes Be Thy Medicine
The deep sea is a treasure trove of disease-fighting compounds--and is even helping us in the fight against the novel…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Ocean Acidification Physical oceanography
Impact of Climate Change on Antarctic Waters
A recent study demonstrate the critical importance of Antarctic winds and meltwater to modeling the recent observed changes in Southern…
Biogeochemistry
Reduction in Deforestation Influencing Atmospheric CO2
Since 2000, atmospheric CO2 hasn’t been rising as quickly as we expected. It may be because plants on land have…
Biogeochemistry
Evidence of the Ocean Releasing CO2
Starting 8,000 years ago, a modest but unusual rise in atmospheric CO2 has kept our planet livable and paved the…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Physical oceanography Sea Ice
Sea Ice Modifies Biological Processes
A recent study investigates the relationship between sea ice variability and phytoplankton growth in climate models. Phytoplankton are responsible for…
Biogeochemistry Climate Change Physical oceanography
Predicted Change to the Southern Ocean Silicate Front
The Southern Ocean Silicate Front (SF) is an important boundary separating waters that are silicate-rich and waters that are silicate-poor.…
Ocean Acidification
More Intense Summer to Winter Swings in Oceanic Dissolved CO2
Ocean CO2 levels vary depending on the time of year. Landschützer and his colleagues are the first to show that…
Ocean Acidification
Ocean Acidification: No Longer Confined to the Sea Surface
Acidification, one of the highest-visibility impacts of human activity on the ocean, was thought to be confined to its upper…
Natural History
Uneven Ocean Warming as the Planet Shed its Ice
Our oceans underwent major changes when the planet transitioned from the Last Glacial Maximum to our current interglacial (or “between…
Biogeochemistry
The Subtle Response of Plants to Rising CO2 Levels
Plants need carbon dioxide. What do they do when there’s more and more of it in the atmosphere?
Biogeochemistry
New Evidence of Erosion, Weathering and CO2 Together Regulating Glacier Formation
Ice cover on earth extends and recedes over thousands of years. But what drives these fluctuations? Moreover, what guarantees that…
Climate Change
Carbon Dioxide In and Methane Out: the Surprising Chemistry of an Arctic Methane Seep Field
The bad news: coastal frozen sediments in the Arctic are melting and emitting methane, a potent greenhouse gas, into the…
Biogeochemistry
Why iron fertilization hasn’t worked
Fertilizing the ocean with iron to help algae store more carbon in the deep sea was once heralded as a…