A new study, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Columbia University, identifies a diverse set of ...

Scientists discovered massive volcanic rubble, breccia, on the South Atlantic seabed. This porous rock traps far more carbon ...

Tiny, single-celled phytoplankton called Prochlorococcus marinus shed specific molecular building blocks that feed vast ...

A groundbreaking analysis of more than 2 300 seawater samples shows that industrial chemicals dominate ocean pollution ...

High pressure in the deep ocean may squeeze nutrients from sinking “marine snow,” feeding deep-sea microbes and altering how ...

New research paints the extent of human pollution across the planet's oceans: Pesticides and pharmaceuticals make up a large ...

In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators challenge the current view of how carbon dioxide is “fixed” in ...

Phytoplankton are key players in the ocean carbon cycle. Comprised of a variety of microscopic photosynthesizing bacteria, algae, and other single-cell organisms, phytoplankton form the base of marine ...

Much of the organic carbon sinking into the deep ocean is carried by tiny organic particles known as marine snow. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) — In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on ...

Dr Benjamin Harris receives funding from the Convex Seascape Survey. He works for the University of Exeter. Mara Fischer receives funding for her PhD research from the Convex Seascape Survey. Tara ...

Marine plastic pollution is a global crisis, with 9 to 14 million metric tons of plastic entering the ocean every year. Tiny fragments called microplastics—ranging from 1 micron to 5 millimeters—make ...