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Tiniest ocean microplastics may have evaded detection
The smallest and most abundant particles of microplastics in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic are not being detected by net tow surveys, a new study finds. Chemicals within microplastics...
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How burrowing ‘ecosystem engineers’ shape healthy oceans
A new map of the activities of seafloor invertebrate animals across the entire ocean reveals for the first time critical factors that support and maintain the health of marine ecosystems. The...
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Boat strikes are a major driver of whale strandings
Vessel strikes—exacerbated by increased vessel traffic in foraging areas used by juvenile humpback whales—are a major driver of increased whale strandings, a new study shows. The strandings on the east...
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Chemical clue helps explain Early Jurassic mass extinction
Researchers have discovered a clue in Italian limestone that helps explain a mass extinction of marine life millions of years ago. The findings may provide warnings about how oxygen depletion and...
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Rising temps threaten the Great Barrier Reef’s existence
Rising sea temperatures are causing increasing signs of stress and threatening the existence of one of the world’s most diverse and valuable marine ecosystems, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, according...
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Deep sea ‘dark oxygen’ raises questions about alien life
Researchers have discovered that rocks are generating “dark oxygen” in an area being explored for deep-sea mining. Over 12,000 feet below the surface of the sea, in a region of the Pacific Ocean known...
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Plastic junk sounds like tasty food to some whales
To whales that hunt with soundwaves in the lightless depths of the ocean, a torn plastic party balloon and a delicious squid seem to be remarkably similar, according to a new study that put some...
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The atmosphere affects ocean weather in surprising ways
New research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds influence ocean eddies, shaping the ocean’s weather patterns in more complex ways than previously believed. Much like the windy weather...
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Whale poop may have been a key fertilizer for oceans
Whale poop contains iron that may have helped fertilize past oceans, researchers report. The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals...
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How do waves form? New research provides insights
Scientists conducted a first-of-its-kind study into how waves form and increase in windy and hurricane conditions. The research, which reconstructs the two-dimensional profile of pressure and airflow...
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