A direct link has been shown between the greatest increase in Phanerozoic marine biodiversity and the onset of a sudden icehouse. The onset of sudden icehouse conditions during the Mid Ordovician was ...

Mass extinctions are rapid global decreases in Earth's biodiversity, with five key events identified over the planet's history, arguably the most famous of which occurred ~66 million years ago during ...

Researchers at the Barcelona Expert Center (BEC) of the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) have proved that satellite-derived salinity improves marine circulation prediction in the Arctic, which, ...

Marine scientists in Scotland have helped to develop the most comprehensive view yet of how large-scale north Atlantic ...

The Earth’s climate system is highly complex and its components, which include the ocean, atmosphere, and vegetation, are closely interlinked. Changes in individual parameters can have far-reaching ...

Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm, are of increasing concern. They not only become more relevant as other plastic marine litter breaks down into tiny particles, they also ...

Meridional overturning circulation (MOC) encompasses the large-scale movement of ocean waters driven by gradients in density, which arise from variations in temperature and salinity. In the Atlantic ...

Marine heatwaves in the Arabian Sea are intensifying, disrupting fisheries, weakening monsoons, fuelling cyclones and threatening food security for millions across India and the wider Indian Ocean ...

So far, the efforts to observe the currents directly show they're weirder and more unpredictable than expected. On a Saturday morning in December of 2020, the RRS Discovery floated in calm waters just ...

Marine circulation and weather conditions greatly affect microplastic aggregation and movement. Microplastics, which are particles measuring less than 5 mm, are of increasing concern. They not only ...