New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years
Oregon State University
Published: 18 March 2026
Ancient Antarctic ice core analyses led by Oregon State revealed that ocean temperatures declined 2-2.5C over 3 million years while atmospheric CO2 showed only modest decline, suggesting other climate system components played key roles.
Keywords: ice cores, ocean temperature, greenhouse gases, paleoclimate, Antarctica, Allan Hills, carbon dioxide, methane
Tiny Organisms, Big Insights: Phytoplankton Research Transforming Marine Science
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Published: 5 March 2026
Texas A&M Galveston researchers are using phytoplankton as indicators to study PFAS contamination in Texas coastal oyster beds and investigating how these forever chemicals persist in marine ecosystems.
Keywords: phytoplankton, PFAS, forever chemicals, oysters, marine pollution, coastal ecology, Gulf of Mexico
Data now flowing from new Antarctic Ocean observatory
Ocean Networks Canada
Published: 11 March 2026
Ocean Networks Canada and Spain's CSIC have doubled data capture capacity at their Antarctic subsea observatory off Livingston Island, with new CTD and dissolved oxygen sensors monitoring Southern Ocean conditions in near real-time.
Keywords: Southern Ocean, Antarctic observatory, ocean monitoring, CTD, subsea observatory, Livingston Island, oceanographic data
