The unexpected role of magnetic microbes in deep-sea mining
The growth of polymetallic nodules provides an oxygen-poor, organic-rich microenvironment suitable for magnetotactic bacteria. Credit: Yan Liu Polymetallic nodules are ...
Tag: Deepsea
Unexpected Deep-Sea Discovery Sheds Light on Life in the Twilight Zone
A conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) rosette used to sample water from the ocean's twilight zone during a GEOTRACES expedition ...
Nuclear parasites in deep-sea mussels
Microscopic image (confocal fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) microscopy) of tissues of a deep-sea mussel showing the intranuclear parasite Ca. ...
Anoxic marine basins are among the best candidates for deep-sea carbon sequestration, scientists say
Overview of potential outcomes of organic carbon sequestered in oxic and anoxic regions of the seafloor. Red arrows indicate potential ...
Global warming caused widespread ocean anoxia 93 million years ago, study of deep-sea sediments finds
Records of carbon isotopes, total organic carbon, sea surface temperature and biomarkers for the Demerara Rise, North Atlantic Ocean, with ...
The largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the Atlantic coast of the United States.
In this image provided by NOAA Ocean Exploration, an alfonsino fish swims above a thicket of Lophelia pertusa corals during ...
Deep-sea sensor reveals corals produce reactive oxygen species
Manipulator Alvin moves SOLARIS to the surface of a colony of Paragorgia arborea. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Just like ...
