Offshore wind farms change ocean current patterns in the North Sea
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
Published: 17 February 2026
Hereon researchers simulated the long-term hydrodynamic impact of expanding North Sea wind farms, finding that surface current speeds could slow by up to 20% by 2050, with implications for sediment transport and marine ecosystems.
Keywords: offshore wind, North Sea, ocean currents, hydrodynamics, tidal currents, sediment transport, marine ecosystem
Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life after 7,000 years in Baltic Sea mud
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW)
Published: 28 March 2025
Scientists at IOW revived dormant diatoms from 7,000-year-old anoxic Baltic Sea sediment. The species Skeletonema marinoi regained full viability, growing and photosynthesizing at rates comparable to modern strains.
Keywords: Baltic Sea, diatoms, resurrection ecology, paleobiology, Skeletonema marinoi, marine sediments, phytoplankton
Paleontologists investigate how life entered and adapted to the deep sea
University of Chicago
Published: 1 February 2026
Researchers traced how bivalve lineages colonized deep-sea environments via two distinct pathways, finding some developed symbiotic relationships with bacteria at hydrothermal vents and cold seeps.
Keywords: deep-sea evolution, bivalves, hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, paleontology, marine adaptation, symbiosis, chemosynthesis
