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Earth’s ‘lung’ shuts down by 42% in Antarctica—scientists warn deep ocean breakdown by 2050

Far below the ocean’s surface, a hidden circulation system quietly shapes life on Earth. Dense “deep ocean water” formed in ...
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Melting Antarctic ice could cripple a deep ocean climate engine

Cracking, creaking ice at the bottom of the world is quietly shaping the future climate you live in. New research from ...
ScienceAlert on MSN

Scientists found a 'yellow brick road' at the bottom of the ocean

An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, revealed a surprise back in 2022: an ancient dried-up ...
NPR

How dead stuff at the bottom of the ocean helps slow the pace of climate change

In the deep ocean, thousands of feet below the surface, it looks like it's snowing. At those depths, the water is filled with slowly drifting particles known as "marine snow," part of a never-ending ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Scientists stunned by discovery in world's coldest ocean waters: 'Signals from the past'

Tens of thousands of years ago, a new study suggests, a warming event led to the release of carbon dioxide from deep in the ...
Phys.org

Deep-sea organisms shape ocean floor at 7.5 km depth

Traces of organisms detected in sediments from 7.5 kilometers below the ocean surface reveal how organisms living in the deep sea are engineering their own environments. Analyses of sediment cores ...
Gizmodo

Deep-Sea Creatures Are Crafting Their Own Worlds Beneath the Ocean Floor, Study Finds

Organisms in the deep sea rely on gravity flows to lay down sediment and then make burrows beneath the seafloor, according to a new study. Reading time 3 minutes Animals living in one of Earth’s most ...
E&E

NOAA seeks to protect deep-sea coral with bottom-gear ban

A proposed rule would promote research and conservation efforts at a California national marine sanctuary. A proposed rule from NOAA Fisheries would bar fishermen from using gear that touches the ...