The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, ...

Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

The Earth’s oceans play a vital role in the carbon cycle, making it imperative that we understand marine biological activity enough to predict how our planet will react to the extra 25 000 million ...

The principal researcher at the Ocean and Atmospheric Research Division, Yang Eun-jin, explained, "The decline of Arctic ...

Research led by Chinese scientists has recently revealed that subtle changes in ocean sulfate concentration can alter the way ...

These types of changes are "going to affect us, because we rely on the ocean for our air, our food, our climate regulation.” ...

Phytoplankton are key players in the ocean carbon cycle. Comprised of a variety of microscopic photosynthesizing bacteria, algae, and other single-cell organisms, phytoplankton form the base of marine ...

Arctic winter is not quiet. New research shows that dissolved carbon becomes easier for microbes to use, reshaping the ...

Fish do much more than just swim around in the ocean. They are active climate helpers, playing vital roles in storing and ...

According to a new study, the world’s oceans are losing their greenness owing to global heating and are causing a decline in marine life and the planet’s ability to absorb ...

If marine heatwaves start to disrupt the carbon pump around India — just as seen in Alaska — then more carbon might stay near ...