When bottom trawls are dragged across the seafloor, they stir up sediments. This not only releases previously stored organic carbon, but also intensifies the oxidation of pyrite, a mineral present in ...

Regular oscillations in early Triassic ocean chemistry are explored in a box model. Periodic fluctuations in C and U isotopes are attributed to internal feedbacks in the coupled carbon-phosphorus ...

When evidence emerged from deep in the North Atlantic showing the Laurentide persisted, researchers needed a new model. Creel ...

For instance, oxygen isotopes in both bodies are nearly identical ... enveloped by a magma ocean hundreds of miles deep. The collision’s immense energy melted Earth’s surface, while its ...

Have you ever thought about what would happen if all life in the ocean disappeared? A recent study explores this extreme ...

A global survey of microplastics in oceans reveals that tiny particles of plastic are prevalent throughout the water column, ...

Lovenduski and her team set out to investigate the causes of the recent slowdown in ocean carbon uptake. The research team, including first author, Holly Olivarez, who was a graduate student at CU ...

A global survey of the tiny particles reveals they are prevalent throughout the water column – even at the deepest depths – which could affect the ocean’s ability to remove carbon from the ...

Volatiles are crucial for sustaining life and Earth's habitability, with subduction zones being the main pathways for these ...

"The analysis of isotope ratios has enabled us to track the carbon fixed using this 'secret ... of research within the current Cluster "The Ocean Floor -- Earth's Uncharted Interface." ...

These measurements allowed them to identify the underlying processes and assess their impact on the local carbon cycle. The laboratory data were then integrated into a biogeochemical model to ...