Warming oceans are getting louder
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 18 February 2020
Warming oceans cause snapping shrimp to snap more often and louder, increasing underwater noise. This could disrupt marine life communication and sonar operations, raising ecological and technological concerns.
Keywords: snapping shrimp, ocean warming, underwater noise, marine life, sonar
Microbes far beneath the seafloor rely on recycling to survive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 11 March 2020
Scientists discovered diverse microbes living 2,400 feet beneath the seafloor in Earth's lower crust. These organisms survive by recycling carbon and using scarce nutrients—shedding light on deep biosphere life and carbon cycling.
Keywords: microbes, oceanic crust, carbon cycling, deep biosphere, WHOI
The ocean’s ‘biological pump’ captures more carbon than expected
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 6 April 2020
A new WHOI study reveals the ocean’s biological carbon pump may absorb twice as much carbon as previously estimated by redefining the sunlit zone's depth, reshaping climate models and understanding of ocean carbon cycling.
Keywords: carbon pump, phytoplankton, euphotic zone, WHOI
