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Earth's Interior Cycles Contribute to Long-Term Sea-Level and Climate Change, Researchers Find
March 18, 2013 — Ancient rises in sea levels and global warming are partially attributable to cyclical activity below Earth's surface, researchers have concluded in an analysis of geological studies. However, changes ... > full story -
Ocean Plankton Sponge Up Nearly Twice the Carbon Currently Assumed
March 17, 2013 — Models of carbon dioxide in the world's oceans need to be revised, according to new work. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, ... > full story -
Highly Effective Communities of Bacteria in the World's Deepest Oceanic Trench
March 17, 2013 — Deep sea trenches act as hot spots for microbial activity, according to new ... > full story -
Life Deep Within Oceanic Crust Sustained by Energy from Interior of Earth
March 14, 2013 — The Earth's oceanic crust covers an enormous expanse, and is mostly buried beneath a thick layer of mud that cuts it off from the surface world. Scientists now document life deep within the oceanic ... > full story -
'Dirty Blizzard' in Gulf of Mexico May Account for Missing Deepwater Horizon Oil
March 14, 2013 — Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers ... > full story -
Extreme Water in Earth's Interior
March 13, 2013 — Earth is the only known planet that holds water in massive quantities and in all three of the main phase states. But the earthly, omnipresent compound water has very unusual properties that become ... > full story -
Marine Diversity Study Proves Value of Citizen Science
March 12, 2013 — Citizen science surveys compare well with traditional scientific methods when it comes to monitoring species biodiversity, according to researchers. A new study shows that methods to record marine ... > full story -
Antarctic and Arctic Insects Use Different Genetic Mechanisms to Cope With Lack of Water
March 12, 2013 — Although they live in similarly extreme ecosystems at opposite ends of the world, Antarctic insects appear to employ entirely different methods at the genetic level to cope with extremely dry ... > full story -
Remote Clouds Responsible for Climate Models' Glitch in Tropical Rainfall
March 11, 2013 — New research shows that cloud biases over the Southern Ocean are the primary contributor to the double-rain band problem that exists in most modern climate ... > full story -
Glaciers Contribute Significant Iron to North Atlantic Ocean
March 11, 2013 — A new study by biogeochemists identifies a large, unexpected source of iron to the North Atlantic -- meltwater from glaciers and ice sheets, which may stimulate plankton growth during spring and ... > full story
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