Antarctic species in the face of a changing climate
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 18 February 2026
International scientists modeled climate scenarios for the Antarctic Peninsula, finding that under highest emissions sea ice could decline 20%, devastating krill populations and reshaping the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
Keywords: Antarctica, climate change, sea ice, krill, Southern Ocean, marine ecosystem, Antarctic Peninsula, climate modeling
Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time
MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences
Published: 5 February 2026
IODP Expedition 501 directly documented a vast freshened water system nearly 200 metres thick beneath the ocean floor off New England, a first-of-its-kind confirmation involving 41 scientists from 13 nations.
Keywords: IODP, ocean drilling, freshwater, subseafloor, hydrogeology, sediment cores, New England, aquifer
Two Scripps-Named Marine Species Make Top 10 List
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 19 March 2026
Iskra's glitter worm and the Elven abyss tunicate, described by Scripps scientists, were named to the WoRMS Top 10 Marine Species of 2025, spotlighting deep-sea biodiversity from whale falls to abyssal depths.
Keywords: new species, deep sea, WoRMS, taxonomy, marine biodiversity, polychaete, tunicate, species discovery
