Why are there so few insects in the ocean?
Insects, one of Earth's most successful organisms, represent a significant portion of all terrestrial animal biomass and global ecosystem.
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JJ Shavit
- May 6
Atmospheric dust has a major impact on the health of our global oceans
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated the significant impact of dust deposition on global ocean ecosystems and CO2 levels.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 25
Researchers have identified a 10-step plan to save our oceans by 2050
A healthier, more whole, and maybe even more profitable future ocean may still be within reach – at least for a little while.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 18
MIT scientists extract CO2 straight out of seawater to save the oceans
As CO2 builds up in the Earth’s atmosphere, research teams around the world have spent years seeking ways to remove the gas efficiently.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 12, 2022
The earth-sun distance found to dramatically alter seasons
An unrecognized effect boosts or diminishes the Pacific cold tongue, likely impacting El Niño/La Niña events and North American weather
JJ Shavit
- Nov 3, 2022
Arctic hydrothermal vent site could help in search for extraterrestrial life
Researchers believe that this vent could serve as a natural laboratory and substantially inform the search for extraterrestrial life.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 24, 2022
Researchers call for action to stop exploitation of Antarctic waters
The Southern Ocean has immense global value, for its ability to regulate global ocean temperature, moderate sea levels, and store carbon.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 28, 2022
Saving our oceans: Novel plastic material biodegrades in ocean water
Around the planet, evidence of plastic pollution stretches from grocery bags in the deep sea to microplastics in our food supplies.
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 3, 2022
What sea cucumbers can teach us about self-defense
Cool as a sea cucumber - new evidence on how sea cucumbers produce self-defence chemicals may lead to medicines and healthy compounds.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 15, 2022
Generating "Blue Energy" where seawater and river water meet
Scientists have known since the 1950s that it is theoretically possible to generate electricity through the movement of water.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 11, 2022
Robotic vehicle makes studying the ocean easy and affordable
Most microplastics sampling requires towing a net behind a boat at a very slow speed, which is both costly and time-consuming.
JJ Shavit
- Jun 20, 2022
Strange, 26-foot-long, giant sea worm found by divers
What would typically lead most people to flee the water was something the two guys quickly recognized as completely safe and uncommon.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 29, 2022
Scientists develop a natural alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine
A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like Morphene.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 19, 2022
Sharks take naps with their eyes open!
It turns out these predators love to grab a nap when there’s nothing going on and some actually sleep with their eyes wide open!
JJ Shavit
- Feb 13, 2022
Massive coral reef taller than the Empire State Building discovered in Australia
A "massive" new reef measuring 500 meters (about 1,600 feet) has been discovered in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 22, 2022
Lighted nets shown to dramatically reduce wildlife bycatch while making fishing more efficient
Researchers have found that using lighted nets greatly reduced accidental bycatch of sharks, rays, sea turtles, and unwanted finfish.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 14, 2022
World's largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, researchers found the world's largest fish breeding area known.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 19, 2021
Humans reached remote North Atlantic islands centuries earlier than thought
The lake bed on the island of Eysturoy contains a sediment layer laid down around 500 AD that documents the first arrival of sheep & humans.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 17, 2021
More than 100 underwater animal species found living on 2,200-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck
Researchers reported finding no fewer than 114 species of animals, coexisting in a complex community, on a ship’s ram from a sunk ship.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 15, 2021
Bugs and microbes around the world are evolving to eat plastic, study finds
The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution.
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