Planktonic foraminifera and sea snail numbers swell from April to June in the Barents Sea, but contrary to predictions, the organisms do not appear to be affected directly by high methane levels.
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Una Guerra Nuclear Podría Generar un “Niño Nuclear”
Una sacudida al sistema climático provista por una guerra nuclear podría provocar un fenómeno de el Niño como nunca habíamos visto.
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Groundwater Is the “Hidden Connection” Between Land and Sea
The importance of fresh groundwater to coastal ecosystems is revealed using the first computer model at a global scale.
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Tuning in to a Glacial Symphony
New research focuses on the bubbling and bathtub-like sounds of a glacier.
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New Recognition for Major Players in the Ocean’s Silicon Cycle
Tiny, shelled protists known as Rhizaria may be responsible for up to one fifth of the total amount of silica produced by the world’s oceanic organisms.
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A New View of Old Clouds
Satellite images of marine shallow clouds are objectively classified into four distinct types, illuminating new ways to tackle a long-standing problem in climate predictions.
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Ocean Gyres Observed to Move Poleward
Basin-wide ocean gyres have been observed to be slowly migrating toward the poles and, although natural variations contribute, climate simulations suggest the shift is in response to global warming.
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Walter C. Pitman III (1932–2019)
Pitman pioneered research on seafloor spreading, proposed a scientific backstory to the Great Flood and Noah’s Ark, and reveled in spirited discussions of all kinds.
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Carbon Cycling in the World’s Deepest Blue Hole
Scientists find new extremes as they research carbon cycling in the Yongle blue hole.
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Tracking Trace Elements Across the Arctic Ocean
Researchers used data from a pan-Arctic survey of carbon and trace elements to better understand how climate change will affect primary production in one of the fastest warming regions of the world.