Ancient Antarctic ice cycles impacted ocean productivity thousands of miles away
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Published: 23 March 2026
Antarctic ice sheet cycles influenced ocean productivity in subtropical latitudes 34 million years ago via the 40,000-year obliquity cycle, per analysis of ocean sediment cores from JOIDES Resolution.
Keywords: Antarctic ice sheet, ocean productivity, obliquity cycle, paleoceanography, ocean sediment, climate history
Biodiversity boost: 24 new deep-sea species discovered in major Pacific research
National Oceanography Centre
Published: 24 March 2026
Researchers identified 24 new deep-sea amphipod species and a new superfamily from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, advancing biodiversity knowledge where over 90% of species remain unnamed.
Keywords: deep-sea biodiversity, amphipods, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, taxonomy, species discovery, Pacific Ocean
Tiny drifters, massive impact
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Published: 24 March 2026
Salps, tiny gelatinous zooplankton, play a key role in climate regulation by efficiently transferring carbon to the deep ocean through their dense fecal pellets.
Keywords: salps, zooplankton, carbon cycle, biological carbon pump, ocean carbon sequestration, climate regulation
