Some 56 million years ago, a massive pulse of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent global temperatures soaring. In the oceans, carbonate sediments dissolved, some organisms went extinct and ...
Scientist finalise their findings about the threat of Mediterranean Sea warming and acidification on key species and ecosystems after a 3.5 year study1 in Barcelona this week. They have found t...
According to the algae prognosis from the Finnish Environment Institute's Marine Research Centre, the risk of blue-green algal blooms is moderate in the western part of the Gulf of Finland, the...
Proximity to other meadows increases disease resistance in wild meadow plants, according to a study led by Anna-Liisa Laine at the University of Helsinki. The results of the study, analysing th...
From ScienceDaily The subseafloor is home to over 1/3 of the bacteria on the planet, but up until recently it was unclear if this huge microbial biosphere was alive and dividing. Now the sa...
From ScienceDaily Geologists in the College of Arts and Sciences have discovered a new way to study oxygen levels in Earth's oldest oceans. Zunli Lu and Xiaoli Zhou, an assistant profes...
From ScienceDaily Rising global temperatures could increase the amount of carbon dioxide naturally released by the world's oceans, fuelling further climate change, a study suggests. Fre...
Smithsonian scientists describe a colorful new species of small coral reef sea bass from depths of 182-241 m off Cura？ao, southern Caribbean. With predominantly yellow body and fins, the new s...
A newly-discovered source of oceanic bioavailable iron could have a major impact our understanding of marine food chains and global warming. A UK team has discovered that summer meltwaters from...
Breaking research news from a team of scientists led by Carnegie's Ho-kwang "Dave" Mao reveals that the composition of Earth's lower mantle may be significantly different than previously though...
