oxygen – oceanbites

Plastic pollution may bring to mind big images - dead birds, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and beaches filled with…

Around 2.4 billion years ago, the emergence of cyanobacteria multiplied oxygen concentrations in our atmosphere by almost a million, and…

Chemistry

Ever wondered how oxygen gets depleted in the ocean? A new study suggests that a significant fraction is transformed into…

Seafloor life is in danger of running out of oxygen as the ocean warms, but this may actually help to…

Bacteria in coastal waters can eat methane, a greenhouse gas - but just how much and how fast can they…

This Thanksgiving, let's give pause and reflect on reasons to be thankful for the ocean!