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'Ocean darkening' a cause for concern - scientists
More than a fifth of the global ocean has become darker over the past two decades, according to University of Plymouth ...
'Ocean darkening' warning as fifth of the world's waters undergoes creeping transformation
A new study has warned that a significant portion of the world's oceans is undergoing a mysterious process known as "ocean ...
Something of 'serious concern' is happening to a huge area of Earth's ocean with big consequences
They discovered that 21% of the global ocean had seen a darkening effect over the last two decades – with researchers warning ...
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How dead stuff at the bottom of the ocean helps slow the pace of climate change
Understanding that dynamic could give scientists a much ... and it's the living ocean." This process is known as a "biological pump," through which carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eventually ...
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How machine learning is revolutionizing real-time ocean monitoring
Ocean color remote sensing (OCRS) provides crucial insights into marine ecosystems, detecting phytoplankton blooms, measuring ...
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Scientists identify two global ocean bands heating at record rates
A study reveals that two ocean bands are heating up at an unprecedented rate, disrupting climate patterns and marine ...
Robotic floats quantify sinking carbon in the Southern Ocean
Marine life plays a pivotal role in Earth's carbon cycle. Phytoplankton at the base of the aquatic food web take up carbon ...
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Ocean scientists measure sediment plume stirred up by deep-sea-mining vehicle
Peacock and his group have previously studied the dynamics of the sediment plume that associated surface operation vessels may pump back into the ocean. In their current study, they focused on the ...