salinity – oceanbites

A team of scientists from Japan have investigated the decreasing salinity of the Sea of Japan. Let's see what they…

Ecology

Seagrass meadows are widely recognized as one of the most productive and diverse marine ecosystems, as they provide a bounty…

Microbiology

Ever hear someone say, "Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean it's not there?" Well, microscopic bacteria and algae…

A team of researchers went back to the same part of Antarctic after a decade to see how the deep…

The Southern Ocean has been getting less salty for decades, and scientists have finally proved that sea-ice is responsible for…

The first things we learn about the ocean are that it’s big and salty. We know that its bigness is…

The main mechanisms driving sea level rise were thought to be through the melting of land-based ice (such as glaciers)…