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Seagrass stretches toward the sunlight at Lassing Park in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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A Closer Look-Sea at the Ocean’s Carbon Cycle

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 25 January 202425 January 2024

In the February issue of Eos, we dive deep to better understand opportunities, challenges, and ongoing mysteries posed by carbon’s role in marine environments.

Two men on a boat empty shrimp and other sea creatures out of a large net, which hangs above them and drips water.
Posted inNews

Bottom Trawling Shreds the Seafloor. It May Also Be a Huge Source of Carbon Emissions.

by Max Graham, Grist 24 January 202424 January 2024

Dragging nets along the ocean bed wrecks marine life, but researchers can’t agree on how bad it is for the climate.

Graph from the paper.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Compound Extreme Events Threaten Marine Ecosystems

by Eileen Hofmann 23 January 202419 January 2024

Short-term extreme marine heat wave events superimposed on stressors from longer-term climate change produce compound extreme events that impact the Gulf of Alaska ecosystem.

Closeup photo of a piece of black plastic coated in yellowish ocean and coastal organisms
Posted inNews

In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, New Marine Ecosystems Are Flourishing

by Tim Brinkhof and Knowable Magazine 23 January 202423 January 2024

Sea life, stuck to plastic bottles and other human trash, has journeyed far from coastal habitats—and may threaten local species

Labeled petri dishes and small plastic containers filled with fragments of black glass sit on a tabletop and in sample drawers.
Posted inFeatures

The Importance of Archiving the Seafloor

by Christina DiCenzo, Katherine A. Kelley, Nichole Anest, Cara Fritz and Jeff Donnelly 18 January 202418 January 2024

Marine geological sample repositories are vital for ocean science, climate change studies, and more. The value of their collections is growing amid efforts to meet rising demand for their services.

海底的彩色测深图像,其中海拔最高的点为红色,海拔最低的点为深蓝色。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

大洋中脊两侧的海底形态与岩浆供给有关

by Rebecca Owen 12 January 202412 January 2024

新的研究表明,大洋中脊形态变化的来源可能比科学家们想象的要深。

Model from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Overturning Ocean Water by Turbulence

by Nicolas Gruber 11 January 20248 January 2024

A high-resolution regional model of the Southern Ocean reveals how topographically induced mixing in the abyss is important in creating the water masses that can upwell back up to the surface.

Schematic diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Nutrients Get Back Up to the Surface Ocean

by Nicolas Gruber 10 January 20248 January 2024

A new dual isotope tracer technique is used to assess the role of a number of poorly understood nutrient supply mechanisms fueling biological productivity in the ocean.

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Scientists Investigate How Heat Rises Through Europa’s Ocean

by Rebecca Owen 10 January 20249 February 2024

A new study examines how heat may be transferred from the mantle, through the ocean, and into the icy crust of one of Jupiter’s moons—perhaps among the most promising places in our solar system to search for life.

Scattered pieces of ice float in an icy sea. Snowy mountains and a cloudy sky are seen in the distance.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Seawater Dynamics in an Underexplored Antarctic Fjord

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 3 January 20243 January 2024

Wind is the major driver of salinity changes within the narrow, glacier-fed cove.

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