"The observed damage was a near miss to three giant volcano sponges, believed to be the oldest animals on the planet, which ...

Every day, as the sun sets, billions of small animals make their way from the depths of the ocean to the surface to feed. As ...

Whale excrement, rich in nutrients, fertilizes the oceans by feeding phytoplankton. These microorganisms form the base of the ...

Researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are part of an international team studying how zooplankton may ...

The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth's surface and already buffers a large fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions (NRC, 2017); hence, much of the global capacity for natural carbon sequestration ...

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Microbe dietary preferences influence the effectiveness of carbon sequestration in the deep ocean Date: September 12, 2024 Source: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summary: The movement of ...

A diagram showing how Chonkus could be used for ocean carbon sequestration in the future. Credit: Schubert et al, Applied and Environmental Microbiology/DOI 10.1128/aem.00841 ...

Hidden comet tails of marine snow impede ocean-based carbon sequestration. Science, 2024; 386 (6718) DOI: 10.1126/science.adl5767 ...

The team says rain-related surface changes increase the ocean's carbon sequestration by 140 to 190 million tons per year, making for a 5% to 7% improvement in the water's ability to alleviate ...

The vertical migration of Antarctic krill may play a smaller role in oceanic carbon storage than previously believed, according to a year-long study in the Southern Ocean. The findings challenge ...