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Elephant seals provide a window into the ocean’s twilight zone
A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight ...
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Nitrogen fixation on marine particles is important in the global ocean
Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found ...
An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean – and it could be a global time marker
Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...
Strange corkscrew burrows and other unexpected structures discovered 4.7 miles deep in the Japan Trench
New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that ...
Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires
Fire debris and potentially toxic ash could make the water unsafe for surfers and swimmers, especially after rainfall that ...
Bacteria on marine particles play key role in ocean nitrogen cycle
It has puzzled scientists for years whether and how bacteria, that live from dissolved organic matter in marine waters, can carry out N2 fixation. It was assumed that the high levels of oxygen ...
Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...