Tag: Ocean
Plastic Contaminants Harm Sea Urchins
Scientists soaked various plastic samples in seawater then removed the plastic and raised sea urchin embryos in the water. The study, led by the University…
Fleet of robotic probes will monitor global warming’s impact on microscopic ocean life
A single drop of seawater holds millions of phytoplankton, a mix of algae, bacteria, and protocellular creatures. Across the world’s oceans these photosynthesizing microbes pump…
Arctic Ocean Sediments Reveal Permafrost Thawing During Past Climate Warming
A multidisciplinary team from Stockholm University has found evidence of past permafrost thawing during climate warming events at the end of the last ice age….
Warmer, Acidifying Ocean Brings Extinction for Harder Reef-Building Corals, Renewal for Softer-Bodied Relatives
Changes in ocean chemistry and temperature have had a dramatic effect on the diversity of corals and sea anemones, according to a team of scientists…
Sharks nearby? A bottle of seawater can hold the answer, study says
Two liters of seawater, or about half a gallon. That’s all that’s needed to detect the presence of sharks in the ocean, according to a…
Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans, scientists warn
Heating of the world’s oceans could radically reorganise marine food webs across the globe causing the numbers of some species to collapse while promoting the…
New Paper Addresses the Mix of Contaminants in Fukushima Wastewater, Highlights Risks of Dumping Into the Ocean
Nearly 10 years after the Tohoku-oki earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant and triggered an unprecedented release radioactivity into the ocean,…
Impact Of Climate Change On Tropical Fisheries Would Create Ripples Across The World
Tropical oceans and fisheries are threatened by climate change, generating impacts that will affect the sustainable development of both local economies and communities, and regions…
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