Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean ...

the ocean, soil and sediment, as part of what is called ‘the global carbon cycle.’ A change in any of these fluxes could have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and our climate. The IAEA Environment ...

A group of scientists from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how special bacteria in the ocean break down ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...

But as our ocean warms, this zooplankton community ... steps to mitigate the impacts of global warming on the marine carbon cycle and food webs. Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox!

Known as "marine snow," this shower of biogenic particulate material transfers an estimated 10 billion tonnes of carbon every year into the ocean's interior, roughly the same amount as that ...

Ocean acidification also affects freshwater ... Alexander Schimmeck/Unsplash Earth's carbon cycle is different than that of Venus or Mars, although they may have been similar in the earlier ...

A new study has found that agriculture is the primary cause of seasonal carbon cycle swings, the difference between the highest and lowest amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere each year. This ...

These carbonates do not exchange with the atmosphere and are mainly exported to the coastal ocean. Organic carbon is also exported to the ocean, or stored in flood plains. (C) In the coastal ocean ...