Marine Geoscientists Link Warming with Ancient Ocean Salty Blob
Rutgers University
Published: 13 January 2026
Researchers found evidence linking the end of the last ice age to the emergence of trapped salty water from the deep ocean, suggesting deep-ocean salinity controls atmospheric CO2. Published in Nature Geoscience.
Keywords: paleoceanography, ocean salinity, carbon dioxide, ice age, deep ocean, foraminifera, Nature Geoscience
Observing changes in the physical and chemical profile of the ocean
Ifremer
Published: 15 January 2026
Ifremer is developing new Deep Arvor floats capable of profiling to 6,000m depth, expanding the Argo network to scan the entire ocean water column and monitor climate-critical physical and chemical changes.
Keywords: Argo floats, deep ocean, ocean monitoring, temperature, salinity, biogeochemistry, climate, sea level
Scaly-foot snails from eight hydrothermal vents map invisible highways and roadblocks in the deep sea
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Published: 12 February 2026
Population genomic analysis of scaly-foot snails across eight Indian Ocean hydrothermal vents reveals south-to-north dispersal patterns and seafloor transform faults acting as barriers, informing deep-sea conservation.
Keywords: scaly-foot snail, hydrothermal vents, population genomics, deep-sea dispersal, Indian Ocean, conservation, biodiversity
