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A rosette water sampler hangs from a cable above the Arctic Ocean surface near some sea ice
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Rastreando Elementos Traza a Través del Océano Ártico

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 June 202014 March 2023

Durante la expedición Pan-ártica, los investigadores obtuvieron y utilizaron datos de carbono y elementos traza para comprender mejor cómo el cambio climático afectará la producción primaria en una de las regiones de calentamiento más rápido del mundo.

Painting called "The False Mirror" by Rene Magritte
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The Perils of Computing Too Much and Thinking Too Little

by B. Stevens 25 June 202021 September 2022

Big steps forward are synonymous with new ideas – a thought that merits mindfulness if we aspire to train students to do more than merely train machines.

Two researchers look on as a water-sampling device hangs over the side of a research vessel during a cruise to study nitrous oxide emissions.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Marine Nitrous Oxide Emissions off Northwest Europe

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 17 June 202023 February 2023

Continental shelves and estuaries are natural sources of nitrous oxide, but current global estimates of these emissions carry a lot of uncertainty, a problem that calls for regional studies.

Aerial photo of the Yongle blue hole in the South China Sea
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El Ciclo del Carbono en el Agujero Azul Más Profundo de la Tierra

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 16 June 20202 September 2022

Científicos encuentran nuevos extremos mientras investigan el ciclo del carbono en el agujero azul de Yongle.

A view of the ocean and clouds from the International Space Station
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A First Look at Elusive Deep-Ocean Carbon Molecules

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 12 June 202029 September 2021

A new analytical technique enables direct analysis of dissolved organic carbon molecules that store carbon in the ocean for thousands of years.

Close-up of a rock containing methane-derived carbonates
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Oceanic Changes Correlate with Methane Seepage

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 8 June 20202 November 2021

Changes in sea level and organic carbon burial may have affected seafloor methane seepage over the past 150 million years.

Diagram showing carbon dioxide cycle with ocean
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Eruption and Emissions Take Credit for Ocean Carbon Sink Changes

by Eileen Hofmann 3 June 202028 February 2023

A new model explains why the ocean’s capacity to take up carbon was reduced on a decadal scale, by accounting for reduced pCO2 emissions and ocean state changes due to the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.

Photo of ocean corals
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How Machine Learning Redraws the Map of Ocean Ecosystems

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 2 June 20201 February 2023

Using an unsupervised learning algorithm, scientists can create new maps of ecosystem provinces in the ocean, opening the possibility of sharper data collection and monitoring.

Map of Axial Seamount’s summit caldera
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Volcano Monitoring Goes Offshore

by Yosuke Aoki 26 May 20202 August 2022

Offshore observations by cabled ocean-bottom pressure recorders have revealed details of the 2015 eruption of Axial Seamount submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean.

Photo of the Gulf of Mexico at sunset off Corpus Christi, Texas
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Seismic Noise Reveals Landslides in the Gulf of Mexico

Megan Sever, Science Writer by Megan Sever 26 May 202019 October 2021

Scientists found dozens of submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly triggered by remote earthquakes.

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