Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and ...

To mitigate climate change, human-made carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced as quickly and drastically as possible. Additionally, some of the CO2 already emitted needs to be safely removed ...

A new study has, for the first time, recorded and measured just how fast microplastics move through the gut passage of a key ...

What four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs Date: April 5, 2024 Source: University of Washington Summary: Researchers have shown that levels of anisakid worms -- a common marine ...

Robotic floats can continuously collect detailed data about ocean conditions. A new study led by MBARI researchers from the Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array project—with an interdisciplinary team of ...

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...

The study adopted an approach with moderate perturbations to seawater chemistry: CO₂-equilibrated Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement. With this approach, the alkalised water that has already absorbed CO 2 ...