How Australia’s biggest dust storm went on to green the ocean
The dust storm that turned Sydney red in 2009 triggered plankton blooms in the Tasman Sea, demonstrating how we might fertilise the ocean to take up more carbon dioxide.
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Sea foam reveals a lot about the health of a beach’s ecosystem. Here’s how to spot polluted surf
Colour, smell and duration of sea foam are all signs of local environmental health.
Marine life spawns sooner as our oceans warm
Warming oceans are affecting the breeding patterns and habitat of marine life, according to a three-year international study published today in Nature Climate Change. This is effectively re-arranging the…
The smartphone app that could rescue the world’s plankton
Phytoplankton are the microscopic plant-like cells that float in the sea’s sunlit surface. They underpin the marine food chain and controversy over their stocks means it’s necessary to better understand…
These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life – and we must protect them before it’s too late
A new report has found the marine reserve covering the Heard and McDonald islands must urgently be expanded.
Disappearing sea ice is changing the whole ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean
Algae at the bottom of the Arctic food chain relies on sea ice.
Five jellyfish species you may encounter more often in UK’s warming seas
UK is home to a diverse range of jellyfish species – encounters with them may become more frequent as the ocean warms.
Can road salt and other pollutants disrupt our circadian rhythms?
A recent study shows plankton that have adapted to road salt have disrupted circadian rhythms. This finding suggests that environmental pollutants could also affect human circadian clocks.
Earth’s seasonal rhythms are changing, putting species and ecosystems at risk
Although biologists have studied seasonal processes for centuries, we know surprisingly little about the impacts of shifting seasons. We are likely underestimating the repercussions.
Oceans absorb 30% of our emissions, driven by a huge carbon pump. Tiny marine animals are key to working out its climate impacts
Marine life known as zooplankton might be the biggest problem with getting carbon cycling right in climate models. The potential variations in carbon uptake are greater than global transport emissions.
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