How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
Now we can add whale urine to that list, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. “Lots of people ...
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How whales fuel ocean ecosystems with their pee, placentas, and carcasses
In a nutshell Migrating baleen whales transport thousands of tons of nutrients from cold, nutrient-rich feeding grounds to ...
The 'heart' of the ocean is slowing down, study finds
The influx of cold meltwater could slow the Antarctic Circumpolar Current by up to 20% by 2050, researchers reported March 3 ...
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Rising Temperatures Are Scrambling the Base of the Ocean Food Web
Across the North Atlantic in winter, the ocean’s garden conceals a curious phenomenon ... But in 2010, a marine heat wave ...
Going with the flow: Visualizing ocean currents with ECCO ocean model
Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...
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A Shark Has Traveled the Whole Atlantic—This Changes Everything!
Scientists have tracked a shark on a never-before-seen journey across the entire Atlantic Ocean, raising major questions ...
The world's strongest ocean current should be getting faster – instead, it is at risk of failing
Antarctica's remote and mysterious current has a profound influence on the climate, food systems and Antarctic ecosystems.
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Understanding of marine ecosystems is alarmingly low. Here's why ocean literacy matters
In some places, ocean literacy is more embedded into students' learning. More than 500 certified European blue schools are part of the Network of European Blue Schools. And the All-Atlantic Blue ...
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Weakening ocean currents could cost trillions of dollars
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation ... A weakened AMOC doesn’t just affect temperatures. It throws entire ...