A small moon encloses a young ocean under an icy shell
Mimas measurements and ocean models. The amplitude of libration in longitude ϕs and variation of periapsis drift Δϖ for different ...
Tag: Ocean
Adaptability of vitamin B12 in Antarctic algae has implications for climate change and life in the Southern Ocean
An iceberg floats in the cold waters of Antarctica. Credit: Makoto Saito, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Vitamin B12 deficiency in ...
Australian scientists harvest rare handfish from the ocean due to climate risk
Scientists have captured 25 extremely rare redhandfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming ...
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 ...
Study says ice age could help predict ocean response to global warming
Credit: CC0 Public domain A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer has discovered that deposits deep beneath ...
Largest-ever study of ocean DNA creates comprehensive catalog of marine microbes
The KMAP Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0 is the largest database of marine microbes to date. Credit: The KMAP Ocean Gene ...
Scientists study how heat rises in the European ocean
Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, may be capable of supporting life because its icy surface likely hides a deep, ...
PFAS also circulate between Arctic Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, study finds
PFAS move back and forth between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans at roughly equal rates. Credit: Adapted from Environmental Science ...
Scientists discover link between ocean weather and global climate, using mechanical rather than statistical analysis
This illustration by Benjamin Storer shows ocean weather systems (mesoscale eddies) from data overlaid with climate-scale atmospheric currents (black lines), ...
Molluscs from polar expeditions reveal new details about the ocean
Glasses with almost century-old mussels and sea snails. The samples contain information on the chemical state of the ocean before ...
